Results 12,621-12,640 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The tender report for the school referred to by the Deputy is under examination in my Department at present. The school's Board of Management will be kept advised of developments when the examination is complete.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may be aware, the Summer Works Scheme was introduced in 2004. Since then, over 3,000 projects costing in excess of â¬300 million have been completed. Considerable extra investment has been provided in the Budget to increase funding for school buildings to almost â¬600 million next year. With so many small projects having been completed over the past few years, I intend to...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The tender report for the school referred to by the Deputy is under examination in my Department at present. The school's Board of Management will be kept advised of developments when the examination is complete.
- Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Youthreach Programme is an Inter-Departmental initiative which provides two years integrated education, training and work experience to young people aged 15-20 years who have left school early without any qualifications or vocational training. A weekly travel allowance is in operation and is available to students who are 3 miles or more from the nearest centre. The allowance is...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The commencement and progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including this project, is considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. The Deputy can be assured that my Department will continue to ensure that building projects such as the one in...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension/refurbishment has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The building project required to meet the school's accommodation needs will be considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — School Equipment: School Equipment (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: In April 2007, I announced details of this once-off scheme, which was among the priority funding measures approved for support in 2007 under the Educational Disadvantage category of the Dormant Account Fund. Eligibility for the scheme was restricted to the 873 primary and post primary schools that are participating in my Department's School Support Programme under DEIS (Delivering Equality of...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I assume the application for the school to which the Deputy refers was made under the Dormant Accounts Scheme. In light of the very large number of project proposals received and the level of oversubscription the Dormant Accounts Fund Inter-Departmental Committee on Educational Disadvantage recommended that arrangements should be made to transfer these proposals to the Department's Planning...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The new Leaving Certificate examination schedule for 2008 has been agreed with a working group representing the Partners in Education, and is designed to reduce the demand on students especially during the first week of the examinations. It advances Chemistry, which is sat by some 7000 students, and Geography, sat by some 25,000 students, to Thursday and Friday respectively of the first...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As previously outlined to the Deputy, my Department is in regular contact with the relevant stakeholders including the patrons of the relevant schools in the area, at both primary and post primary levels. My Department continues to monitor, on an ongoing basis, developments in this regard.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The School Planning Section of my Department has recently received correspondence from the school referred to by the Deputy, requesting an application form in respect of the Major Capital Works programme. The requested material has been forwarded to the school.
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works, which generally acts on behalf of the Department in relation to site acquisitions, was asked to source a site for the school to which the Deputy refers. A number of site options have emerged and these are still under consideration in my Department.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may be aware, the Summer Works Scheme was introduced in 2004. Since then, over 3,000 projects costing in excess of â¬300 million have been completed. Considerable extra investment has been provided in the Budget to increase funding for school buildings to almost â¬600 million next year. With so many small projects having been completed over the past few years, I intend to...
- Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (6 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The first facility referred to by the Deputy is not a recognised school. Some of the children involved are in receipt of home tuition arrangements. Places are available in recognised school provision for those children who are of school-going age. Arrangements can be made to transition the children to these places. With regard to the Deputy's reference to the second school, I wish to advise...
- Water Services. (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Schools receive funding by way of per capita grants to meet their day-to-day running costs and enable them to pay for services such as light, heat, water and waste disposal. The value of the capitation grants have improved significantly over the past few years and are set to increase again by â¬15 per pupil in 2008. As the Deputy will be aware, the water framework directive requires that...
- Water Services. (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government launched a Conserve Water in Schools resource pack last month in association with Dublin City Council. The materials, which are available for download on the council's website, www.dublincity.ie, show children how they can get involved in conserving water and put a stop to water wastage. The campaign is also aimed at school...
- Water Services. (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: There is no committee and I did not even mention setting up such a committee. Since last year we have been in discussions with the former and current Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to see how we can reduce this burden on schools. When this was being introduced in 1999, the Department of Education and Science sought a derogation for schools but at that stage the...
- Water Services. (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I had a very good week last week. Any day a Minister responsible for a Department gets â¬9.3 billionââ
- Water Services. (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: ââof taxpayers' money to be spent on education is a very good week. It enables us to do many of the things in the programme for Government. In future years we will continue to meet those commitments. At second level a school of 500 students gets â¬307,000 and at primary level a school of 300 pupils gets â¬100,000.
- Water Services. (11 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: We made those increases because of the needs schools have. The Water Framework Directive uses the terminology "the polluter pays". It is just a general term indicating that those who use the water should pay for it. The charges applied to schools by different local authorities are inconsistent. We are working with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to...