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- Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I have been called worse.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: It is a happy title.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Minister for happiness is happy.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department provides a range of teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs, including children with Down's Syndrome. The precise level of support is determined by the special educational needs of the particular child. Children with Down's Syndrome are entitled to additional...
- Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (13 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has put the resources and supports in place to ensure that there is a wide range of course options available in the Further and Higher Education sectors for people who wish to return to education later in life. The priority target group of Further Education programmes generally is those who are disadvantaged and who lack basic skills. For this reason, incentives for persons...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 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 — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (13 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 179 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The details requested by the Deputy are provided in the table. No of posts Date decentralised Travel costs associated with post(s) previous full year Overtime costs associated with post(s) previous full year Travel costs associated with post since date of decentralisation Overtime costs associated with post since date of decentralisation â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ 1 December 2006 200.05...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: In making its payments my Department is mindful of Sections C.5.3 to C.5.7 of the Department of Finance's Public Financial Procedures which outline the appropriate procedures for payments. In line with these Public Financial Procedures it may be necessary, due to contractual commitments, to make advance payments. The information on advance payments as sought by the Deputy is not routinely...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (13 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Circular 0044/2007 relates to Language and Literacy in the infant classes in Irish medium schools. It requires such schools to implement arrangements under which minimum timeframes set out in the curriculum are provided for, and the introduction of English as a second language is not delayed beyond the start of the second term in junior infant classes. The revised primary curriculum was...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (13 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: It is open to the school referred to by the Deputy to use their minor works grant allocation.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the relevant Vocational Education Committee had indicated to my Department that the project in question is under construction.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (13 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The progression of all projects to tender and construction, including the project in question, will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and modernisation Programme. I intend to announce in January the first tranche of projects that will be proceeding to construction with further announcements throughout the year as the school building programme is...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 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. Progression of all projects to tender and construction, including the project in question, will be considered in the context of my Department's multi-annual School Building and...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The project to which the Deputy refers to is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. A meeting was held on 29 November 2007 with the school authorities and their Design Team to review the stage 3 submission (developed sketch scheme). At the meeting further information was sought from the Design Team before the stage could be cleared. When this is received further progression...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension at the school referred to by the Deputy has been assessed and the long term projected enrolments has been determined. In order to determine how best to provide for the school's future accommodation needs, a technical assessment of the existing school buildings will have to be carried out in order to finalise the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: While almost â¬600 million has been provided in the Budget for school buildings next year, given the priorities facing my Department, it would not be feasible to make funding available for the type of project to which the Deputy refers.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Summer Works Scheme (SWS) was introduced in 2004 to provide capital grants for smaller-scale improvements works for both primary and post primary schools. Since then, thousands of projects have been completed in schools â such as gas, electrical and mechanical works, roof replacements and repairs, windows replacement, toilet upgrades, structural improvements and access works. The...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy may be aware, three teaching vacancies out of a total teaching complement of four teaching posts have arisen in the school in question for the 2007/2008 school year, namely the posts of principal and two teachers. Due to this exceptional number of vacancies, the school was unable to re-open in September 2007. I am informed that the recruitment process is in hand and the Board of...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the difficulties relating to the heating system in the school referred to by the Deputy. The school authorities recently advised the Building Unit of my Department that the heating system has broken down and requested funding for emergency repair works to be carried out. Details of the estimated cost of the repairs have now been received and the school authorities will be...