Results 13,801-13,820 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has no involvement in the teaching of Irish to parents of children attending Gaelscoileanna. I understand, however, that many boards of management of gaelscoileanna, in conjunction with parent associations, organise Irish classes for parents of pupils attending their schools.
- Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: All organisations that act as employers must comply with the requirements of Irish and EU laws, standards and regulations, including those relating to equality, employment and health & safety. There are a number of public services available for employees and employers where disputes or grievances arise, these include: The Conciliation Service provided by the Labour Relations Commission is...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The development of the proposed building project for the school in question is at an early stage. The progression of all large-scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase, including the application in question, is considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the Small Schools Scheme, a grant was sanctioned in March 2007 under the Permanent Accommodation Scheme to enable the management authority of the school in question to build 3 permanent classrooms. The initiative allows Boards of Management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives Boards of Management...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that students enrolled in special schools graduate at the end of a school year rather than on their 18th birthday. In the case of the young man in question, this means that he would leave the school at the end of the school year during which he turns 18. At that point, the Department of Health and Children/Health Service Executive assumes direct responsibility for...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 375 to 377, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in the format requested. Should the Deputy require information in relation to a specific school, or schools, I would be happy to arrange to have this provided.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (26 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. While comprehensive information is held on individual school files, the Department does not yet have these details available in a format that provides readily accessible cumulative information on the overall position. It is, however, intended to address this issue as part of a general review of rental policy that is currently...
- Schools Building Projects. (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I thank Deputy Varadkar for raising this matter and giving me the opportunity to outline to the House the actions being taken by the Department to address the school accommodation needs of the Porterstown, Caperterstown and Clonsilla areas of Dublin 15. I am very conscious that the Dublin 15 area as a whole is one of the most rapidly growing areas in the country and, as a result, there has...
- Schools Building Projects. (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter of a new post-primary school in Skibbereen, County Cork.The property management section of the Office of Public Works was requested to source a suitable site to facilitate the proposed new school in Skibbereen. However, the sourcing of a greenfield site has proved very difficult to date. Following an advertisement, a number of sites were identified...
- Schools Building Projects. (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I thank the Deputies for raising the issue of Springdale national school in Raheny. They will be well aware of the scale of investment that is going into school buildings this year. Under the national development plan, almost â¬4.5 billion will be invested in schools. That shows the commitment of the Government to continue its programme of sustained investment in primary and post-primary...
- Educational Projects. (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I thank Deputy Michael D. Higgins for raising this matter on the Adjournment. It offers me an opportunity to clarify my Department's funding measures and other support measures in place with the objective of assisting vulnerable groups such as the group in question to further their education. In assessing applications for funding my Department gives consideration to interventions already...
- Educational Projects. (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: This is the answer which sets out the facts.
- Educational Projects. (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: It would be inappropriate to support a second initiative in an area which provides a similar service to the same target group. Funding has been committed in 2008 to the eight teenage parenting support projects as a specific gender element of the school completion programme under DEIS in preventing early school leaving among teenage mothers. Links have been established between local school...
- Educational Projects. (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: In this regard, my Department is co-operating with the Department of Social and Family Affairs, the Office of the Minister for Children and FÃS in testing the non-income activation proposals in Coolock in Dublin and Kilkenny. My Department also received an application on behalf of the group in question to be considered for funding in 2008 under my Department's special projects for youth...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: My Department provides for the education of all children, including those with autism, through the provision of home tuition and through the primary and post-primary school network. The Health Service Executive is responsible for the provision of health supports such as therapies to children. My Department provides for educational provision for children with autism from 21â2 years of age up...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The school in question has an application with my Department for a new school building. The school is currently located in temporary accommodation in the Dublin 7 area. The progression of all large scale building projects, including this project, from initial design stage through to construction phase will be considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 151 together. An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension at the school to which the Deputy refers was received and assessed. The long term projected staffing, on which the future accommodation needs of the school will be based, has been determined and notified to the school authority. In order to determine how best to...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 147 together. The schools referred to by the Deputy are two of four schools that make up the First Bundle of the Department's current Public Private Partnership Programme. This bundle consists of two new schools in Portlaoise, Co. Laois and two new schools in Co. Offaly. The two schools in Portlaoise will be built on the one site â St. Mary's CBS,...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at stage 4/5 of architectural planning. The progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage through to construction phase is considered on an on-going basis in the context of my Department's Multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. The particular emphasis in 2008 is on providing sufficient school...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. While comprehensive information is held on individual school files, the Department does not yet have these details available in a format that provides readily accessible cumulative information on the overall position. It is, however, intended to address this issue as part of a general review of rental policy that is currently...