Results 14,561-14,580 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (29 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The Residential Institutions Redress Board is independent in the performance of its functions in accordance within the terms of the Residential Institutions Redress Act 2002. It is not open to me, nor would it be appropriate, to intercede on behalf of individual applicants. Based on the most up-to-date information available to my Department, the board has completed the process in a total of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Officials of my Department have been in correspondence with the patron and management authority of the schools referred to by the Deputy regarding possible amalgamation. Discussions are ongoing locally between the patron, the board and the school community about the issue. The final decision rests with the patron, subject only to my approval. Further deliberation is required on the issue of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (29 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding towards the provision of an extension to provide ancillary accommodation has been received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The project has been assessed in accordance with the prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects. The project is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-2010.
- Written Answers — School Management: School Management (29 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The matter at issue in the correspondence referred to by the Deputy has been the subject of communication, both oral and written, between my Department and the board of management of the school concerned for a considerable period of time. An inspector of my Department will be in contact with the board of management shortly on the issues raised in the correspondence referred to by the Deputy.
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware that Sallins, Naas and Kill, like many areas located within close proximity to Dublin, continue to experience population growth, a position that almost inevitably places some strain on existing educational provision. However, a range of significant measures has been undertaken by my Department to address the current and future need for pupil places in these areas. At primary level...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (29 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The number of unconcluded court actions before the courts in which my Department is a defendant-respondent is 80. As the Deputy is aware, however, there has been enormous progress made over the past number of years on increasing the number of teachers and other supports in our schools which are specifically dedicated to providing education for children with special educational needs. At...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (29 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My Department provides funding towards the cost of secretarial and caretaking services in primary and secondary schools under two separate schemes. One is the 1978-79 scheme under which my Department meets the full cost of salary. These staff members are paid directly through my Department's payroll. The 1978-79 scheme is being phased out as posts become vacant and no new posts are being...
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (29 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: DEIS, delivering equality of opportunity in schools, the new action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated school support programme, SSP. The process of identifying primary and second-level schools for participation in the new school support programme has been completed. As a result of the identification...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, is now operational. A specific function of the NCSE, through its network of local special educational needs organisers, SENOs, is to identify appropriate educational placements for all children with special educational needs. The SENO is a focal point of contact for parents-guardians and schools. I am advised by the...
- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My Department allocates additional teaching hours to Vocational Education Committees to support the delivery of education programmes in a range of facilities including special schools under the heading co-operation hours with other institutions. These allocations are made in response to specific applications which are submitted by the relevant VEC in advance of the commencement of the school...
- Written Answers — School Support Programme: School Support Programme (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: DEIS, delivering equality of opportunity in schools, the new action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated school support programme, SSP. This standardised system replaces all of the existing arrangements for targeting schools for participation in initiatives to address disadvantage. The process of...
- Written Answers — School Support Programme: School Support Programme (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: DEIS, delivering equality of opportunity in schools, the new action plan for educational inclusion, provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage and a new integrated school support programme, SSP. The process of identifying primary and second-level schools for participation in the new school support programme has been completed. As a result of the identification...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: When the decision was made to include the Law Society's professional practice course under the higher education grant scheme, regard was paid to the structure of the course. I have no plans to change the status of the course under the relevant third level grants schemes. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department reviews the schemes on an ongoing basis. In this regard, it will be having...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 451 and 495 together. The bachelor of science in nautical science is a three-year ab-initio course in Cork Institute of Technology and students are based at the National Maritime College of Ireland, NMCI. The course programme is as follows: stage 1 â 36 weeks based in the NMCI; stage 2 â 15 months sea service training aboard ship; and stage 3 â 35 weeks...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Teacher allocations for second level schools are approved by my Department on an annual basis in accordance with generally applied rules based on recognised pupil enrolments on 30 September of the preceding school year. Each school management authority is required to organise its curriculum, teaching time-table and subject options having regard to pupils' needs within the limits of its...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to made an application under the summer works scheme 2006. Due to the volume of applications received, it was not possible to allocate funding to all proposed projects. It is open to the school's management authority to re-apply for funding for the required works as part of the 2007 summer works scheme, details of which will be announced later this year.
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Grangegorman is a unique site and is of strategic importance in the context of Dublin as a whole and to the north inner city in particular. The Grangegorman Development Agency Act 2005 makes provision for the establishment of an agency to undertake the development of the Grangegorman site. The functions of the agency include, inter alia, the promotion of the Grangegorman site as a location...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy was part of my announcement last year of projects to proceed to tender and construction over a 12 to 15 month period. Planning permission for this project was obtained in January 2006. The tender documents are currently being finalised and it is envisaged that the project will be tendered in early summer 2006. Based on this timeframe, construction of the...
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Since the previous parliamentary question of 15 February 2006 was answered, 840 schools have been invited to participate in the new programme for educational inclusion which provides for a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage â the school support programme, SSP, under DEIS, delivering equality of opportunity in schools. These comprise 640 primary schools â 320...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Mar 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My Department provides funding towards the cost of secretarial and caretaking services in primary schools under two separate schemes. One scheme is the 1978-79 scheme for the employment of full-time secretaries and caretakers in primary schools, under which my Department meets the full cost of salary. This scheme is being phased out as posts become vacant and no new posts are being created....