Results 541-560 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Special needs assistants may be approved to support pupils who have a significant medical need for such assistance, a significant impairment of physical or sensory function or where their behaviour is such that they are a danger to themselves or other pupils. The criteria used for the assessment of the need for such support are outlined in my Department's circular 07/02. The hours of special...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is currently considering an application for special needs assistant support for eight pupils in the school referred to by the Deputy. My officials are liaising with my Department's inspectorate in this regard. The application will be considered in the context of the pupils' care needs and the deployment of the existing level of SNA support available in the school. I understand...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. I recently announced details of 122 major school building projects that will progress to tender and construction phase over the next 12-15 months under the â¬3.4 billion multi annual funding secured for the years 2005-9. I am anxious to ensure that a consistent flow of projects to...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The review referred to by the Deputy is ongoing. However, I am pleased to inform the Deputy, that as an interim measure, I have decided to fill the four vacancies in question. These posts will be advertised in the national newspapers in the coming week.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The extension project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which was revised following consultation with the education partners and is considered suitable for consideration for funding under one of the devolved initiatives. The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The Mullingar catchment area is currently served by 21 primary schools including a gaelscoil and a new multi-denominational school which commenced operation last September. Excluding the gaelscoil, which has developed to an eight teacher school, as expected, and the new multi-denominational school which is currently developing, the total number of extra primary school pupils which came on...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has received an application for resource teaching support for the pupil in question. The school referred to by the Deputy currently has the services of a shared learning support teacher. It would be expected that the pupil's SEN can be met from within the current learning support teaching allocation available to the school.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has no record of receiving an application for special needs assistant (SNA) support for the child concerned. My officials will contact the school shortly concerning the application for resource teaching support.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on this project is being considered in the context of the school building programme and the Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school building...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: An application for temporary accommodation has been received from the school authority to which the Deputy refers. All applications for temporary accommodation for the 2005-06 school year are currently being assessed in the school planning section of my Department. I intend to publish a list of the successful applicants shortly.
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The approved subjects in the leaving certificate curriculum are currently assessed in a variety of ways. While all subjects are assessed by means of a terminal written examination, the use of additional modes of assessment which are completed in advance of the June examinations is increasing. In the case of the languages Irish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Japanese there is a...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: No agreement has been concluded as yet in regard to the implementation of standardised testing. I do not intend to make any decisions with regard to introducing standardised testing in primary schools until I have carried out a thorough exploration of all the issues relating to the announcement made by my predecessor last July. I am currently awaiting advice on the matter which the National...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction recently commenced on a new four classroom school building for the school referred to by the Deputy. It is envisaged the new school will be completed in the latter half of 2005.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The large scale project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners and will be considered under the 2005 school building programme. The school has also made an application for funding under the summer works scheme 2005 (SWS). Applications under this...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: In 2003 a grant of â¬250,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional accommodation. The plans for the additional accommodation were appealed by a third party to An Bord Pleanála but planning permission was recently granted for the project. The board of management now needs to arrange for tenders to be obtained. Construction is...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners and will be considered under the 2005 school building programme. The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school building programme which provided details of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The extension and refurbishment project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on this project is being considered in the context of the school building programme and the Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The extension project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on this project is being considered in the context of the school building programme and the Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1171 and 1173 together. The large-scale project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. The project has been assigned a band rating and its progress is being considered in the context of the school building...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1172 and 1174 together. The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on this project is being considered in the context of the school building programme. The Deputy will be aware that I recently...