Results 8,141-8,160 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The schools referred to by the Deputy are recognised primary schools and attract funding in the same way as all recognised primary schools. The funding arrangements for primary schools currently include a start up grant of â¬6,348.69. I will be considering revisions to the funding position of primary and post-primary schools following the Budget statement by the Minister for Finance which...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension has been received from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. An assessment of projected enrolment trends, demographic trends and housing developments in the area will be required in order to determine the long term projected staffing figure on which the school's accommodation needs will be based. Once the long...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department recently received a revised contract sum in respect of the new primary school referred to by the Deputy. As the documentation was not accompanied by a Quantity Surveyor's report, officials in my Department are now conducting a financial analysis of the revised contract sum. When the assessment is complete my Department will be in contact with the school's Board of Management....
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Dec 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An extension/refurbishment project proposed for the school referred to by the Deputy is at the early stages of architectural planning.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: All applications for large scale capital funding are assessed against published prioritisation criteria. Progress on the individual project concerned will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department funds four maintenance grant schemes, three at third level, the Higher Education Grants (HEG) Scheme, the Vocational Education Committees' (VEC) Scholarships Scheme, the Third Level Maintenance Grants Scheme for Trainees and one for students attending Post Leaving Certificate Courses. Students who are entering approved courses for the first time are eligible for grants where...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: All applications for large scale capital funding are assessed against published prioritisation criteria. Progress on the individual project concerned will be considered in the context of the multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I have made inquiries with officials in my Department and I wish to advise that an appeal has been received from the candidate referred to by the Deputy which is under review and a reply will shortly issue directly to the applicant.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy had applied for funding for the complete replacement of the heating system under the Summer Works Scheme 2008. Decisions on the scheme will be made later in the year. In the meantime 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...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department provides grant aid to school authorities towards the cost of rented temporary school accommodation. In general, the Board of Management of a school is responsible for acquiring temporary accommodation, including procurement of prefabricated buildings. Accordingly the contract is between a school's Board of Management and a supplying contractor...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations including organising the holding of examinations and determining procedures in places where examinations are conducted including the supervision of examinations. I can inform the Deputy that the Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. A Stage 3 submission (Developed sketch scheme) is currently being examined by officials from my Department. The school's board of management will be kept informed of developments once this examination is complete. The progression of all large scale building projects from initial design stage...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: All applications for large scale capital funding are assessed against published prioritisation criteria. Progress on the individual project in question is being considered in the context of the multi-Annual School Building and Modernisation Programme and will have regard to the submission recently received from the school authorities concerned.
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware that many areas located within close proximity to Dublin, similar to those referred to by the Deputy, continue to experience population growth, a position that almost inevitably places some strain on existing educational provision. In order to proactively plan for such areas of increased growth my Department is included among the prescribed authorities to whom local authorities are...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 138 together. It has been my Department's approach in recent years, to increase the value of the grant under the student maintenance grant schemes annually at least in line with inflation. Similarly in relation to the reckonable income limits under the maintenance grant schemes, the practice in recent years has been to increase the limits at least in...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The revised primary curriculum was launched in 1999 after extensive consultation with the partners in education. Page 27 in the Introduction to the Curriculum states "It is a particular feature of Irish primary education that children, from the beginning of schooling, have experience of language learning in two languages." It also sets out a suggested minimum weekly time framework for...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: This project which has been approved to start architectural planning is being considered in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Social Environmental and Scientific Education in primary schools is an area of learning which encompasses Science, History and Geography, and which applies to all students from junior infants to sixth class. The revised primary curriculum was launched in 1999 and has been implemented on a phased basis over the period to 2007. There is a published curriculum and teacher guidelines for science...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The process of appointing a design team to the school building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage. Tender submissions are currently being assessed by Technical Staff in my Department. Subsequent to the tender submissions being assessed a number of documents will be requested from the preferred consultants namely, Tax Clearance Certificate, evidence of Certified Turnover...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (29 Nov 2007)
Mary Hanafin: A suitable site has been identified for this school. The site comprises of three plots of land with three separate vendors. Agreement on price and general terms (subject to contract) has been reached in respect of each of the plots and draft Contracts are with the Chief State Solicitors Office for completion of the conveyancing process. All three plots are essential in order to make a viable...