Results 11,681-11,700 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (9 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers has been in contact with the Department concerning the need for an additional Resource Room. A formal application will be submitted by the school authority shortly and the application will be considered.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (9 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The decision on eligibility for third level grants and the issue of grant awards is a matter for the relevant Local Authority. I understand, from the information provided by the Deputy, that the student referred to completed her undergraduate studies in 2004 and commenced her post-graduate study in 2006/07 when she entered the Higher Diploma programme. The candidate is progressing, in the...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (9 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is included in the table for the 2006/2007 school year. As the Deputy will be aware, 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. By the 2006/07 school year, we had reduced the average class size in our primary schools to 24, while the pupil teacher...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy applied under the Summer Works Scheme 2007 for funding for car parking facilities. The application was unsuccessful however, as due to the volume of applications received; it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects. The school management subsequently submitted the project for consideration under my Departments Emergency Works...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Building Unit of my Department has no record of an application for funding for car parking facilities from this school under the Emergency Works Grant Scheme. However, I have arranged for an application form to be issued to the school for completion and return.
- Written Answers — Clár Tógála Scoileanna: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (9 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Tá Rannóg Pleanála Scoileanna na Roinne tar éis iarratas a fháil ar oibreacha móra caipitil ón údarás scoile sa scoil dá dtagraÃonn an Teachta. MeasúnaÃodh an t-iarratas ar scoil nua faoi réir ag na critéir tosaÃochta atá foilsithe agus sannadh rátáil Bhanda a 2 dó. Machnófar an t-iarratas i gcomhthéacs an Chlár ilbhlianach Tógála agus Nuachóirithe Scoileanna.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I have asked the School Building Section of my Department to make contact with the Board of management of the school in question and to review the school requirements.
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Cabinet colleague, the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs and I recently announced that an additional â¬1million would be allocated to An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus GaelscolaÃochta over the next three years to provide a support and development initiative for the Irish language which is to be located at Coláiste Ãosagáin. Four additional staff will be...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Officials from the School Planning Section of the Department met with a delegation from the two primary schools involved in order to discuss issues surrounding the acquisition of a proposed Greenfield site. On foot of that meeting technical staff from the Department carried out an assessment of the proposed Greenfield site. The technical report raised a number of issues which need to be...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Office of Public Works generally acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions. Sites are generally identified either through advertisements and/or through consultations with the relevant local authority. In some circumstances site acquisitions can be handled by the Department directly or through the relevant VEC. School Building Projects are progressed in accordance...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. I have arranged for the details supplied by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and...
- Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to inform the Deputy that the inclusion of the Grangegorman Development Agency within the remit of the FOI Acts 1997 & 2003 is currently being considered by my Department. A decision on the matter is due to be taken shortly.
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to sites acquisitions, has secured a site for the provision of a new school. The building programme required to deliver the new school building will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The assessment of the long term projected staffing, on which the schools accommodation needs are based is required. Once the long term projection has been determined and agreed with the school authorities the building project will be considered in the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to inform the Deputy that Planning Permission for the construction of the school to which he refers has been received. It is expected that construction will commence shortly with a construction period of approximately four months, if there are no unforeseen issues. Upon completion of the new building, the school will be informed to make the necessary arrangements to take up occupation.
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that the management of child abuse claims taken against the State was formally delegated to the State Claims Agency (SCA) by Government Order made in July 2005. The effect of a delegation order was that the SCA would act in place of my Department in instructing a legal team in defending and, where appropriate, settling claims made against the Minister for...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Two laptops owned by my Department have been stolen in recent years â one in 2006 from my Department's offices in Marlborough Street (valued at â¬896) and the other in 2007 from a school inspector's car (valued at â¬1,120). Neither laptop was recovered. The cost of replacing each of the laptops was â¬1,400, respectively. There were no other losses resulting from fire, theft or...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has not entered into any leasing arrangements for office properties. The leasing of office property is a matter for the Office of Public Works which acts as an agent for all Government Departments.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to sites acquisitions, has secured a site for the provision of a new school. The building programme required to deliver the new school building will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 Oct 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department provides for special education resources to State recognised schools to ensure that children have access to an appropriate education with additional supports as necessary. These resources are provided through the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and the local Special Educational Needs Organisers. The Deputy should be aware that private junior schools are not State...