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Written Answers — Bologna Declaration: Bologna Declaration (11 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: In May 2005, European Ministers met in Bergen to review progress on the implementation of the Bologna Declaration. As part of the preparation for this meeting, each country produced a national report on progress on implementation and Ireland's report was prepared by a national steering group. The national steering group is chaired by the Department of Education and Science and has nominees...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Order for Second Stage. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am delighted to bring the Bill to the House. It is a highly significant development for the future of Ireland's education system, the higher education system in particular. It is an explicit recognition of the importance and value of the institutes of technology to our citizens and to our overall education system. The Bill is introduced at...

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Not any more.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I got it to remain open for another year.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: That was their own choice.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: There is plenty of choice in Swords.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The other one is thriving.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The school misused its money.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It used its insurance money to buy prefabs.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It did.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: It used all of its insurance money.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: Rubbish.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after Dáil Eireann and to substitute the following: "—commends the Government for investing record levels of Exchequer funding in education since 1997 by more than doubling the budget from €3.1 billion to €7.9 billion currently; —supports the historic decision to provide capital investment funding on a multi-annual basis to the value of...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: The amendment directly refers to the motion tabled by the Opposition parties and affords me the opportunity to discuss the Government's record on investing in education. In moving this amendment, I may share my time with Deputy Peter Power. The budget for my Department has more than doubled in recent years to just under €8 billion in 2006. This Government has also provided for the largest...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: ——the level of micro-management at central level was limiting the amount of progress that could be made. This meant that an enormous number of schools were badly in need of modernisation. This year, not only are we spending five times what was provided for school buildings in 1997, the innovations that have been made in the design and delivery processes for schools building projects are...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: I would also like to highlight specifically——

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: ——the introduction of the permanent accommodation scheme since the Opposition motion——

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: ——refers to prefabs.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion. (16 May 2006)

Mary Hanafin: In recent years my Department has moved away from the traditional culture of purchasing prefabs for the provision of additional accommodation in schools.