Results 821-840 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Third Level Education: Third Level Education (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following chart. Institution Recurrent Capital University College Dublin 152,592,000 7,562,858 University College Cork 100,938,000 5,449,141 National University of Ireland, Galway 77,125,000 5,000 National University of Ireland, Maynooth 37,355,000 0 Trinity College Dublin 107,784,000 2,316,701 Dublin City...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the circumstances in the school referred to by the Deputy and I am pleased to inform him that my Department is currently implementing the first phase of a two phase strategy to address the school's requirements. In this regard, a â¬1 million extension is currently being provided to cater for its immediate needs. In addition, schedules of accommodation have been agreed for the...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Feb 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 2005/2006 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 — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Six of these template PE hall projects were included in the 2004 school building programme. Construction is well underway at four of these projects with the remaining two due to proceed to construction early in 2005. When construction is completed, my Department will then be able report on the outcome of these template hall projects.
- Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The provision of a PE hall 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. In this regard, I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 school building...
- Written Answers — School Libraries: School Libraries (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Over â¬500,000 was made available by my Department in December 2004 for books for primary schools serving disadvantaged communities. Following consultations with the Library Association of Ireland and the Library Council, it was decided to channel this additional funding through the national school library scheme, which is administered through the local authority library system. Over 600...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 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. The project is being considered for the 2005 school building programme. The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 programme which...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 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. The project is being considered for the 2005 school building programme. The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the first phase of the 2005 programme which...
- Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy sent to tender and construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. It is envisaged that the project will be completed later this year. My Department is not aware of the concerns from local residents that the Deputy refers to in his question. If there are issues they should be raised directly with the school and also with County Dublin VEC...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has received an application for resource teaching support for the pupil referred to by the Deputy. A decision on the application will be conveyed to the school at the earliest possible date.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I assume the Deputy is referring the draft area development plan for the N4-M4 area. The commission on school accommodation recently completed the public consultation process on the draft plan and is analysing the contents of the written and oral submissions made in this context. When the process has been completed, the commission will prepare a final plan setting out the blueprint for the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule agreed between my Department and the education partners. The process of allocating disadvantaged posts to primary schools takes place once the mainstream staffing schedule has been finalised. My Department will finalise the...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I have recently announced details of 122 major school building projects which will progress to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. Of these projects, four are extension projects at post-primary schools in County Kildare. My Department's building unit held general information meetings for all these schools to guide them through the process involved in moving projects to...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I have recently announced details of 122 major school building projects which will progress to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. Of the projects, two involve primary schools in County Kildare; one is a new school and the other is an extension and refurbishment project. My Department's building unit held general information meetings for the schools to guide them through...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Requests for a psychological service are frequently received in the National Educational Psychological Service. For schools with access to NEPS, the practice is for the school psychologist and relevant school staff to discuss their needs for the school year and to agree what can be done in the light of the time available. All second level schools in the free education scheme have had an...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Requests for a psychological service are frequently received in the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS. The practice in schools with access to NEPS is for the school psychologist and relevant school staff to discuss their needs for the school year and agree what can be done in the time available. The National Council for Special Education, NCSE, took over responsibility for...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Significant improvements have been made in the pupil-teacher ratio at both primary and post primary level in recent years. The ratio has fallen from 22.2:1 in the 1996-97 primary school year to 17.44:1 in the 2003-04 school year while at post primary level the pupil-teacher ratio has been reduced from 16:1 to 13.6:1 in the same period. My Department will continue to provide further reductions...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not available. Significant improvements have been made in the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level in recent years. The ratio has fallen from 22.2:1 in the 1996-97 school year to 17.44:1 in the 2003-04 school year. Figures for the current school year are not available. My Department will continue to provide further reductions in the pupil-teacher...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is listed for proceeding to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. My Department's building unit held general information meetings for all schools due to go to tender and construction in the next 12 to 15 months to guide them through the process involved in moving projects to tender and construction. These meetings took place on 31 January...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Feb 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers commenced operation with provisional recognition from my Department in September 2002. During the period of provisional recognition, it is the responsibility of the school patron to provide interim accommodation. This accommodation must be capable of fully meeting the needs of the developing school until permanent recognition has been secured and my...