Results 10,341-10,360 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Construction on the school building project referred to by the Deputy commenced in May 2006. The project is currently on target and it is envisaged that the school will be ready for occupation in September 2007.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers has not applied to the Department for additional accommodation. However, I am pleased to inform the Deputy that approval has been given to the Board of Management to replace a boiler at the school under the Department's Summer Works Scheme for 2007.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The special school referred to by the Deputy is a designated school for pupils with a moderate general learning disability. The school currently has significant educational resources. The staffing level consists of a principal, 8 teachers and 21 special needs assistants supporting 44 pupils aged between 5 and 18 years. Students progress through the school from the primary to post-primary...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Insofar as the area of education is concerned, there are no laws or statutory instruments introduced on foot of European Communities Treaties or on foot of Acts adopted by institutions of the European Communities for breach of which the penalties outlined in the question may apply.
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 277 together. My Department is working at a senior level with Meath County Council and the schools in Laytown in order to deal with the school accommodation needs of the area for September 2007 and onwards. A site of approx. 15.5 acres was reserved by Meath County Council in the Laytown Local Area Plan for education provision. The land is in the...
- School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The report which I launched is a useful resource, not just for the Department but also for schools by showing not alone their findings but also what works in different schools. Schools employ different models of delivering RSE as part of their programme. In some schools, it is done by the classroom teacher while others bring in professionals from the HSE. It will be interesting for schools...
- School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: It is important to stress that the Department of Education and Science inspectors are obviously not there to inspect the HSE professionals. Rather they will consider the overall context of how the programme is delivered. The positive side of the report is that 90% of schools are teaching the subject at junior cycle. We will see 100% compliance when the SPHE curriculum arrives for senior...
- School Curriculum. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: SPHE is currently a compulsory part of the junior cycle programme, and we will obviously inform all schools of guidelines in that regard.
- Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has shown an unrivalled commitment to ensuring that children and young people with special needs get the extra support they need to reach their full potential at school. We have dramatically expanded investment in special education in recent years, and we have improved access to the state examinations for young people with special needs. A range of...
- Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The leaving certificate details what was examined and the marks awarded. In most cases, it would simply list the grades in certain subjects, the assumption being that all elements were examined. The annotation merely states that an element of one or more examinations was not taken into account. It is a statement of fact. It is there because so many people have been accommodated to ensure...
- Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The certificate is simply a statement of what was examined.
- Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: It can be used by employers.
- Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Yes.
- Special Educational Needs. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: It can be used by colleges but they do not seek to use it. The State Examinations Commission has already examined the matter to ascertain what is best practice and how to ensure that people are not disadvantaged in any way. The appeal was taken because we felt strongly that the tribunal had gone outside its remit. It challenged the type of accommodation offered and spoke of the leaving...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The Residential Institutions Redress Board was established under statute in 2002 to provide financial redress to victims of child abuse in residential institutions in order to assist them in their recovery and enhance the quality of the remainder of their lives. Expenditure associated with the redress board to the end of 2006 was approximately â¬564 million. At that time, 7,290 applications...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: As regards the indemnity agreement, it should be made clear that the State had a duty to make amends for the abuse of children placed in institutions. The State was involved in placing those children in institutions and obviously had a responsibility to make amends. Nonetheless, it was considered that the congregations should make a contribution towards that. That is why the negotiations...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Yes but at the time it was quickly realised that that would not be achieved and that the best deal available was the â¬128 million. The amount was agreed with the Department of Finance.
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: The reality is that had all of these people gone to court â which it was open to them to do â and sued the State, the State would have had to pay for every single one of them.
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: Yes, but the one with the deepest pockets has to pay. In those cases, the State would always be seen as the one with the deepest pockets.
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme. (22 Mar 2007)
Mary Hanafin: That is the phrase as regards the law.