Results 7,201-7,220 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576, 587 and 595 together. The Memorandum and Articles of Association of Gaisce provide for the Minister for Education and Science to appoint the members of the Gaisce Council. The Memorandum and Articles of Association provide for a Council of 15 members. All appointments to the Board of Léargas â the Exchange Bureau are made by the Minister for Education...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Commission on School Accommodation was set up in 1996 with the objective of informing national policy decisions on school provision at primary and post primary levels. It consists of a Secretariat, a Technical Group supporting the work of the Secretariat and a Steering Group representative of the partners in education.
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The management committee of the International Education Board of Ireland (IEBI) has a membership of 20, including representation from my Department, the Higher Education Authority, other relevant education sector interests, and other relevant Government departments and agencies including Enterprise Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. I appoint one official from my Department to sit on this...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The National Council for Special Education is appointed in accordance with Section 21 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 which requires that the chairperson and 12 ordinary members of the Council are appointed by the Minister from among persons who have a special interest in, or knowledge relating to, the education of children with special educational needs....
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: In my most recent announcement on the 2008 large-scale building programme, I approved 48 projects to commence construction including 30 new primary schools in rapidly developing areas that are planned to be in place by next September under an accelerated building programme. My Department also has other projects coming on stream to the tendering and construction stages and I will be making...
- Written Answers — School Absenteeism: School Absenteeism (19 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...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Department of Education and Science is committed to funding the provision of PE, general purpose and outdoor play areas in schools as part of the schools capital investment programme. Applications for the provision of PE or sports facilities in existing schools are considered in the context of all other applications on hand for capital investment e.g. applications for new schools;...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may 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. My officials have been in contact with the NCSE regarding an application for special needs assistant support for...
- Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to inform the Deputy that primary schools received â¬2,000 each in PE equipment grants in 2006, at a total cost of â¬6.5 million. A similar grant of â¬4,000 per pupil, at an overall cost of around â¬3 million, issued to post-primary schools in 2007. These grants issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. In addition, since 2000 my Department has provided in excess...
- Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Under the Lisbon Convention and the EU Directive on Mutual Recognition of professional qualifications, Ireland is committed to giving appropriate recognition to qualifications from other countries. In Ireland, the teaching profession is regulated for the purposes of employment as a teacher. EU Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications came into force on 20th...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: With the launch of DEIS (the Action Plan for Educational Inclusion) in 2005, my Department has redoubled its efforts in addressing the challenging issues of social exclusion and educational disadvantage. The social partnership agreement Towards 2016, the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-16 and the social inclusion chapter of the National Development Plan provide an integrated...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: 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 in which the main focus is to deliver school places within rapidly developing areas. The progression of all school building projects will be considered in this...
- Written Answers — Regulatory Authorities: Regulatory Authorities (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the Department of Education and Science and agencies operating under its aegis is contained on the following spreadsheet. Agency 2006 2007 Provisional Outturn ⬠million D/Education & Science â Administration costs 74.52 81.15 FETAC: Further Education & Training Awards Council 6.53 6.49 HEA: Higher Education Authority 5.73 5.94...
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: I am the Minister for happy schools, not families.
- Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy has just been talking about Irish immigrants in the US so it is hypocritical of him to complain about my visit to that country.
- Written Answers — North-South Co-operation: North-South Co-operation (14 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: This is an important area for North South co-operation in my Department and I look forward to continuing to work closely with my counterparts in Northern Ireland to ensure that the maximum benefit is gained by teachers in Ireland and Northern Ireland through close cooperation and exchange of best practice in the continuing professional development of teachers. In 2000 a Joint Teacher...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: My Department funds three maintenance grant schemes for third level students which are administered by the Local Authorities and the Vocational Education Committees. These are the Higher Education Grants Scheme, the Vocational Education committees' Scholarship Scheme, the Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme for Trainees and the Maintenance Grants Scheme for Students attending Post Leaving...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (14 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: My Department funds three maintenance grant schemes for third level students which are administered by the Local Authorities and the Vocational Education Committees. These are the Higher Education Grants Scheme, the Vocational Education committees' Scholarship Scheme, the Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme for Trainees and the Maintenance Grants Scheme for Students attending Post Leaving...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: Teaching service given in Northern Ireland is not recognised for the purpose of teachers' superannuation awards in this State as there is no agreement at present between the jurisdictions on the transferability of pension entitlements. However, as the Deputy may be aware, at an Institutional Format meeting of 30 October 2007 the North/South Ministerial Council considered the issue of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2008)
Mary Hanafin: The Planning and Building Unit of my Department has no record of an application for emergency funding from the school in question. Should an application be received it will be assessed and the school authorities notified of the outcome without delay.