Results 13,401-13,420 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are 82 Special Educational Needs Organiser (SENO) posts in the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). Three of these posts are vacant and the NCSE has advised that it has initiated the recruitment process to fill these vacancies. The SENOs are deployed by the NCSE throughout the State to provide a nationwide service. Each SENO works in an...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The recommendation made by the Task Force on the Physical Sciences in relation to providing laboratory technicians/assistants in second-level schools, was costed, in 2002 prices, at â¬18.8m annually. The current cost of such provision is estimated at c.â¬24.6m for science subjects only, but could exceed â¬120m annually if applied to other practical subjects. While I believe that the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. However, if the Deputy has a query in relation to a specific school he can contact my officials in the Department who will be happy to assist in this regard. Under the National Development Plan there is â¬4.5 billion assigned to the capital requirements of the Primary and PostâPrimary sectors. Just under â¬600 million will be...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the Small Schools Scheme, a grant was sanctioned to enable the Board of Management of the school in question to extend and refurbish their school. The initiative allows Boards of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives Boards of Management control of the building project. The school...
- Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: On 4th January 2008, details were announced by Government of the transitional arrangements which will apply for schools water services as part of the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive. This statement reiterated the Governments commitment to full implementation of the Directive, which has as its objective the promotion of water conservation and the efficient use of water as an...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: A decision in principle was made some time ago that the payment of pensions and gratuities for VEC staff should transfer from the local authorities to the relevant Vocational Education Committees. My Department has been engaged in discussions with the Irish Vocational Education Association, with a view to the implementation of this decision. My Department is currently considering proposal...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The school in question submitted an application under the Small Schools Scheme 2007 for additional accommodation/ refurbishment. Due to the volume of applications received in my Department at the time it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the application from this school was not successful.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the Small Schools Scheme, a grant of â¬484,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authority of the school in question to extend and modernise their school. The Small Schools Scheme allows Boards of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives Boards of Management control of the building...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding has been assessed and the long term projected staffing, on which the schools future accommodation needs has been determined and notified to the school authority. In order to determine how best to provide for the schools accommodation needs, it will be necessary to have a technical assessment of the existing buildings carried out. My officials will be in...
- Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Education related agencies have been asked to confirm whether any disks, laptops or memory storage devices containing personal information have been lost or stolen. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware of my commitment to ensuring that all children including those with special needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. This facilitates access to individualised education programmes, fully qualified professional teachers who have received additional training in...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department are in on-going contact with the relevant authorities regarding the issue in question.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Schedules of overall accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers have been agreed to cater for a long term projected enrolment of 450 pupils. I have approved the appointment of a conservation architect and the school has been informed of this decision.
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The compulsory school starting age in a National School is 6 years of age. Enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools and my Department does not seek to intervene in decisions made by schools in such matters. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places....
- Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 established the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB) as the single national body with responsibility for school attendance. The Act provides a comprehensive framework promoting regular school attendance and tackling the problems of absenteeism and early school leaving.The general functions of the Board are to ensure that each child attends a recognised...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: My Department does not provide specific grants for mature students who wish to sit the leaving certificate exams. However, my Department funds a number of maintenance grant schemes for third level and PLC students. These are the Higher Education Grants Scheme, the Vocational Education Committees' Scholarship Scheme, the Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme for Trainees and the Maintenance...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is conscious of the extent of housing developments in the Lucan area and the consequences which this has for school provision. Because of this, substantial additional accommodation has been provided in the area by my Department at both primary and post-primary level in recent years and this is set to continue for the foreseeable future. Based on current demographic trends, my...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: One officer of my Department has been dismissed under the provisions of the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Act 2005. It would not be appropriate to specify the grade of the officer concerned, as such information may lead to the identification of the individual.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The attached tabular statement outlines official travel and subsistence costs for staff of the Department for the years 2002 â 2007. A substantial amount of the travel expenses paid by my Department relate to the work of the Schools Inspectorate. Travel and Subsistance Total amounts for Civil Servants employed by the Department of Education and Science from 2002-2007 Home Travel...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The following is the information requested by the Deputy in tabular form. As my Department is scheduled to decentralise in full the officers opting to remain in Dublin who have been assigned to posts remaining in Dublin have transferred out of my Department. Department of Education & Science A B C Position @ 31 Dec 2007 Posts to decentralise Posts held by officers who will...