Results 10,161-10,180 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers applied for capital funding under the Department's Small Schools Scheme (SSS) for 2007. The school's application was unsuccessful at this time because the school's inspector recommended that the issue of amalgamation with another school in the area be investigated before any investment in capital works is made. The school have...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Department is actively engaged in sourcing a suitable site to facilitate the construction of a new school building for the school referred to by the Deputy and to that end is in discussions with the GMIT. The Deputy can be assured that the permanent accommodation needs of the school in question is being addressed as expeditiously as possible and the provision of a permanent building for...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The July Education Programme is available to pupils with a severe or profound general learning disability or those on the Autism Spectrum. The programme has not been extended to include children with other disabilities. The pupil referred to by the Deputy is therefore not eligible for the programme.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: In accordance with the Education Act, schools are managed by the Patron and the Patron is responsible for the direct governance of a school. The Patron nominates a Board of Management to manage a school on its behalf. Section 24 (1) of the Education Act 1998 provides that the Board of Management "may appoint such and so many persons as teachers and other staff of a school as the board from...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Due to the volume of applications received it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects. The Departments has received an appeal on this decision from County Donegal VEC which will be considered further by the Department.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application was received in the Department, under the Small Schools Scheme 2007, from the school referred to by the Deputy. On 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under this Scheme. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the school referred to by the Deputy was not...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application was received in the Department, under the Small Schools Scheme 2007, from the school referred to by the Deputy. On 5 March 2007, I announced details of the schools to receive funding under this Scheme. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the school referred to by the Deputy was not...
- Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: In 2006, Teacher Education Section of my Department had an allocation of â¬51.208 m, of which â¬36.932m was allocated to support services involved in continuous professional development. In 2005, Teacher Education Section had an allocation of â¬46.711m, of which â¬30.653m was dedicated to the continuous professional development subhead within the overall allocation. In 2004, Teacher...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not yet available for the school year 2006/07. However, teacher allocations at second level are approved by my Department on an annual basis in accordance with generally applied rules based on recognised pupil enrolments on the 30th of September of the preceding school year. In general, a ratio of 18:1 is applied in respect of recognised pupils on...
- Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Refund of Fees scheme is retrospective, the funding paid in 2006 relates to study undertaken in the academic year 2004/2005. Funding was available for up to 53% of the fees incurred. Funding provided in 2006 amounted to â¬546,280 and this amount was allocated to 481 successful applicants.
- Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: In 2006 my Department paid â¬37.146m on support services relating to professional development of teachers and principals.
- Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: In 2006 my Department provided funding of over â¬1m for a range of local courses in Education Centres across the country. There were 1,237 courses attended by 22,537 teachers. In addition there were 240 summer courses attended by 4,575 teachers. The funding for these courses formed part of the overall allocation for each Education Centre.
- Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department's Teacher Education Section has provided â¬1.7 m in the year 2005 and â¬1.2m in the year 2006 in respect of continuous professional development courses and programmes for teachers which are administered by third level institutions. To date, my Department's Teacher Education has paid a total of â¬266,000 to third level institutions for the year 2007 in respect of continuous...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 798 to 800, inclusive, together. Major improvements have been made in staffing at primary level in recent years. There are now 5,000 more primary teachers than there were in 2002. The average class size in our primary schools is 24 and there is now one teacher for 17 pupils at primary level, including resource teachers etc. Children with special needs and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As previously explained to the Deputy, clarification was sought from the single manager on the report that he submitted. This clarification is now being considered in my Department. Pending completion of the consideration of that clarification, and a decision on the action, if any, to be taken in relation to it, I am sure the Deputy will appreciate that it would not be appropriate for me to...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works (OPW) which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally has been requested to source a suitable site for the new school in question. A suitable site has been identified and the OPW are currently in negotiations for its acquisition. When a site has been secured the building project required to deliver...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to inform the Deputy that a response has issued to the letter concerned. The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has taken over responsibility for processing resource applications for children with special educational needs since 1 January 2005 and a copy of the correspondence in question has been referred to the NCSE for attention.
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that all primary and post- primary schools have access to psychological assessments either directly through the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Schools that do not currently have NEPS psychologists assigned to them may avail of the SCPA, whereby the school can have an...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations, including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations. In view of this, I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.