Results 9,501-9,520 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: An application was received in the Department, under the Small Schools Scheme 2007, from the school referred to by the Deputy. Due to the volume of applications received in the Department it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects and the school referred to by the Deputy was not successful in this instance. However, it is open to the school authority to apply for funding...
- Written Answers — Languages Programme: Languages Programme (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department operates an Internationalisation Register which lists the programmes approved for the purpose of access to employment by students who are citizens from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. This is published on my Department's website (www.education.ie) along with an Information Note setting out the criteria for inclusion on the Register. Programmes are required to be of a minimum...
- Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Under DEIS, (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools), the action plan for educational inclusion, which is currently being implemented by my Department, 80 additional posts have been allocated in order to extend Home School Community Liaison services to all 338 urban/town primary and 203 second level schools participating in DEIS that do not currently have a HSCL service, in addition to...
- Written Answers — Grant Applications: Grant Applications (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The closing date for receipt of applications under the Dormant Accounts/RAPID Leverage Fund Small Scale Capital Grants Scheme for schools was 1st March. The scheme covers the improvement of existing facilities ('non new-builds') and the development of new facilities ('new-builds') in four areas: (i) Outdoor Play Facilities; (ii) Libraries; (iii) Parent Rooms; and (iv) Dining Areas. Schools...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I can confirm to the Deputy that the Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the school to which he refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects and was assigned a band 2 rating. Officials recently carried out a technical assessment of the school building and site to assess its...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. I have arranged for the details supplied by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. All...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Officials in the Department have completed a technical visit of the school referred to by the Deputy and are in the process of drawing up a detailed accommodation brief for this project. The project will be considered further in the context of the School Building and Modernisation Programme.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30th September of the previous school year. The actual number of mainstream posts sanctioned is determined by reference to a staffing schedule which is issued to all primary schools each year. Data submitted to the Department by the Board of Management of the school referred to by the...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: My Department aims to achieve greater equity of participation of students with disabilities at all levels of education in Ireland and, to this end, supports the provision of assistance to students with a specific learning disability, such as dyslexia, to access and participate in higher education. Ten higher education institutions, eight with schools of nursing, collaborate in the operation...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Department is aware of the need to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers and it is examining accommodation options in this regard with a view to providing the school with a permanent home as soon as possible. The Department understands that the school has a three year lease for its current premises and that there is one year to run on this lease.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. However if the Deputy wishes to enquire about a particular school, the School Planning Section of the Department will be happy to provide the information.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. However if the Deputy wishes to enquire about any school in particular, the School Planning Section of the Department will be happy to provide the information.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. However if the Deputy wishes to enquire about a particular school, the School Planning Section of the Department will be happy to provide the information.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. However if the Deputy wishes to enquire about a particular school, the School Planning Section of the Department will be happy to provide the information.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy is aware that children on the autistic spectrum need access to individualised education programmes which draw on a range of interventions, including ABA. Advice received from international experts on autism, NEPS and the Inspectorate informs my Department's view that a range of approaches should be used, rather than just one. An analysis of research â including the report of...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I have no plans to introduce driver education, in the form of driving lessons, in schools, and this is not the norm within the EU. Nonetheless, I do believe that schools have a role to play both in teaching students about road safety issues and in helping them to develop the attitudes necessary to promote safe behaviour on the roads. As such, the development of a Road Safety programme for...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, I gave approval last November for the commencement of architectural planning for a large scale project at the school to which the Deputy refers. The school authority is currently finalising the purchase of an additional piece of land to enable this. The project will be progressed when the site acquisition has been completed.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to be able to inform the Deputy that I have secured approval for a 10% increase in the standard rate of student grant with effect from September next. This very substantial increase, at twice the rate of inflation, will benefit over 56,000 students who receive a maintenance grant to attend higher and further education. This will mean an increase in the maximum rate of ordinary...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the deputy is detailed in the tables below. Appointments from 24 May 2007 to date, 28 June 2007 State Board/ Body No. of Appointments National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NCCA) 1 National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI) 1 Further Education & Training Awards Council (FETAC) 1 Higher Education & Training Awards Council (HETAC) 1 The State...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers, for allocating resource teachers and special needs assistants to schools to support children with special needs. I have arranged for the details supplied by the Deputy to be forwarded to the NCSE for their attention and direct reply. All...