Results 6,021-6,040 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — School Inspections: School Inspections (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I can confirm that an inspection of the school to which the Deputy refers was conducted in the school year 2001-02 as part of the regular programme of school inspections conducted during that year. As the Deputy may be aware, I signed the Education Act 1998 (Publication of Inspection Reports on Schools and Centres for Education) Regulations 2006 and placed these regulations before the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Each school management authority is required to organise its teaching timetable and subject options having regard to pupils needs within the limit of its approved teacher allocation. The rules for allocating teaching resources provide...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. Schedules of accommodation had been agreed some time ago and these are now being re-examined to ensure that level of accommodation being proposed will meet the long-term needs of the school. Once this is finalised, the project will be considered for progression...
- Written Answers — School Discipline: School Discipline (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The establishment of a behaviour support team is at the core of many of the recommendations of School Matters â The Report of the Task Force on Student Behaviour in Second Level Schools. When launching the report on 14 March, I announced that I would be taking immediate steps to establish such a team. The role of this team will span the spectrum from diagnosis of school problems to...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The tender report in respect of the new school in question was received by my Department in early December 2005 and has since been assessed. When the legalities associated with the site transfer are concluded, my Department will be in a position to approve the appointment of the successful contractor and for the construction phase to commence.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school in question was authorised to proceed to stages 4-5, planning permission-fire certification, bill of quantities-tender documentation, of architectural planning on 14 March 2006.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department recently issued a tender approval letter for the proposed project at the school in question.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the tender for the work at the school in question has been accepted and that the project commenced construction in February 2006.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the revised sketch scheme has been received in my Department and a letter issued to the school on 16 March 2006, giving approval to proceed to stage 3, detailed plans-costs of architectural planning.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department has received an application for major capital funding from the management authorities of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large-scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the schools building and...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (21 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am anxious to ensure that this purpose-built facility for children with autism will become operational as soon as possible. My officials wrote to the school in question on 21 December 2005 outlining the supports available from my Department to facilitate the operation of the autism unit at the school. To date, no response has been received from the school authorities and my officials in the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule which is issued annually to all primary schools. The revised staffing schedule for the 2006-07 school year, circular 0023/2006, has been issued to all primary...
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (22 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Some 640 primary schools â 320 urban/town and 320 rural â have been invited to participate in the new school support programme under DEIS, delivering equality of opportunity in school, following the completion of the identification process. This new standardised system of identification will replace all of the existing arrangements for targeting schools for participation in initiatives to...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (22 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule which is issued to all primary schools each year. According to data submitted to my Department by the board of management of the school referred to by the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has applied to my Department for large scale capital funding. The proposed project was not included in a devolved scheme because a determination of the school's long-term needs and, hence, its suitability or otherwise for such a scheme had not been sufficiently advanced at the time decisions were required to be made on school...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers originally applied to my Department for capital funding for a multi-purpose room and the provision of ancillary accommodation. This application was assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 3 rating. However, in late 2005, the school indicated that it required two new classrooms...
- Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (22 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Funding arrangements for voluntary secondary schools are structured mainly on the basis of capitation grants with additional grants for support services such as secretarial services. This provides schools with considerable flexibility as to the manner in which such services are provided to cater for the needs of their pupils. Secretaries employed by schools are employees of the individual...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I announced the provision of a new post-primary school for Gorey, which will be delivered by way of a public private partnership. As I indicated in my statement on 29 September 2005 regarding this matter, it is my intention that the first bundle of schools â subsequently announced on 22 November 2005 â under my Department's PPP programme will be offered to the market in the first half of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (22 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I have not had any meetings with the Open Republic Institute, its directors or members of its academic board in their capacity as members of the institute.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (22 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My Department funds four maintenance grant schemes for third level and further education students. These are the higher education grants, HEG, scheme, the vocational education committees' scholarships scheme, the third level maintenance grants scheme for trainees and the maintenance grants scheme for students attending post-leaving certificate courses. The HEG scheme is administered by the...