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- School Enrolments. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: No. It is important to work through it with people because we need a more localised dynamic. If we had principals and schools talking and working more with each other on a localised region then one could solve the matter on a community level. I am not going to introduce financial sanctions against schools. We cannot stand up here one minute saying "Give the schools more money", and then...
- School Enrolments. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: No, but nobody has said that they have a selective enrolment policy.
- School Enrolments. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: We are saying that, looking at the figures, people might have gravitated towards it. We must see how we can have that localised dynamic. Can we perhaps have more peer monitoring? I want to answer the Deputy's question on the numbers. There must also be information for parents on their rights because so many parents do not appeal or do not know they can do so. That is important. There...
- School Enrolments. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The survey was of 1,995 schools, of which 1,572 were primary and 426 post-primary. That is more than half the primary schools and two-thirds of post-primary ones.
- School Enrolments. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Hold on. There are 750 post-primary schools, of which 426 â that is more than half of them â were audited. We took ten different counties and 17 local authority areas.
- School Enrolments. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: We know that there is not a problem in the primary schools because weââ
- School Enrolments. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: So that we could show that there was not.
- School Enrolments. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: It would have defeated the whole argument if we had only audited schools where we thought there was a problem. We needed to get a picture in an individual area. We got it for the individual areas and also got it for the national area.
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has received numerous representations from concerned parties regarding the provision of a new community school in Ballinamore, County Leitrim. The representations were initially concerned with the acquisition of a site and more recently concentrated on the commencement of architectural planning for the new school building. My Department recognises the need for a new community...
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Even I cannot build a school in the next few weeks.
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy asked about the number of calls and e-mails received. Calls to my office, the Secretary-General's office and the building unit are numerous but they are not all recorded or listed for each of the various sections. One person has been particularly active on behalf of the school in ringing various offices and sending e-mails. As regards the importance of delivering this school, I...
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: We want to see if that would be a quicker way of doing it because we are committed to delivering this school.
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I have not visited Ballinamore but I met a deputation from the school, comprising parents, members of the parent body, the principal and the patron. I gave them a commitment that they would be on the next design team list. That is still the situation unless we determine that a more efficient and speedy way of doing it would be through the PPP process. We want to deliver this as quickly as...
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The final contract, yes.
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As I understand it, the final contract papers are not finished but there is no difficulty with the site. That is why we are anxious to move ahead quickly.
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As regards the PPPs, the second bundle will shortly be going to the market and we will be doing the third bundle quickly after that. It may well be the best and most efficient way to proceed.
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The second bundle has already gone, so the next one will be the third bundle, which is the one we are considering this school for.
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: It may well be the most efficient way of doing it.
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I do not have an exact date for the third bundle.
- Schools Building Projects. (9 Apr 2008)
Mary Hanafin: No. It is intended that the first bundle will go on site over the next couple of months. The second bundle will be moving out after that and we are preparing the third bundle at the moment. Obviously, the decision to include Ballinamore will be the first thing and then to organise a bundle of schools for inclusion.