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- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am not obliged to give one.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am also conscious of the demands for extra support at second level as children move from primary school. These will be major priorities for me in the year ahead. The significant increase in the provision for special education in the Estimates speaks volumes for the Government's commitment to focusing extra investment on those who need it most. Our commitment in tackling educational...
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Ten years ago the Minister for Education was a member of the Labour Party.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Ten years ago the Minister for Education was a member of the Labour Party. She was Niamh Breathnach.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Niamh Breathnach was Minister for Education until 1997.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Who was Minister for Education from 1992 to 1997? It was Niamh Breathnach.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy said ten years ago.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Only the opening statement is distributed.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: We do not lease them anymore.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Because we do not lease prefabs anymore.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: That is because there are 11,000 more teachers.
- Estimates for Public Services 2007: Motion (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am just trying to be accurate.
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: A new web based system which enables Secondary and community/Comprehensive schools to input claims for the payment of casual and non casual teachers and special need assistants and record teacher absences on line from the school was introduced on the 6th November. During the first week of operation there were some technical difficulties with the system. These difficulties were resolved and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: There have been significant improvements in recent years in the level of funding for voluntary secondary schools, including the schools referred to by the Deputy. In addition to the â¬12 per pupil increase in 2006 in the standard per capita grant that now stands at â¬298 per pupil, voluntary secondary schools have benefited additionally by the increase of â¬14 per pupil in 2006 in the...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: School Planning Section of my Department is in receipt of an application for the Small Schools Scheme 2007 from the school referred to by the Deputy. The closing date for this devolved scheme was 27 October 2006. The application will be assessed by my officials and publication of the list of successful applicants for the scheme will be published as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Clár Tógála Scoileanna: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Dheimhnigh Coimisinéirà na nOibreacha Poiblà le gairid leis an Roinn nach bhfuil an suÃomh i gceist ar fáil le breithniú mar shuÃomh scoile nua. Tá mo Roinn gafa go gnÃomhach faoi láthair ag lorg suÃmh oiriúnaigh nua chun foirgneamh buan a thógáil don scoil a dtagraÃonn an Teachta di. Is féidir leis an Teachta a bheith cinnte de go bhfuiltear ag tabhairt aghaidh ar...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The most recent OECD Education At A Glance report provides figures for 2003/04 which fail to reflect the major increases in second level funding in recent years. Spending by my Department on second level education has increased dramatically since 2003. In 2005, â¬2.7 billion was spent on second-level education â up from â¬2.3 billion in 2003 and â¬1.25 billion in 1997. The Estimates...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the management authority of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and has been assigned a Band 2 rating. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the...
- Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage. DEIS will bring together, and build upon, a number of existing interventions in schools with a concentrated level of disadvantage. The process of identifying primary and second-level schools for participation in DEIS was...
- Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (21 Nov 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The decision to close the school to which the Deputy refers was taken by the school's Trustees. It was decided that the closure would take place on a phased basis, culminating with full closure in June 2007. Thanks, in part, to the co-operation of another school in the immediate area, students from the school referred to by the Deputy have been accommodated. While the Department is...