Results 15,581-15,600 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Applications for major capital funding have been received from two schools in the Clane area. As part of the assessment of these applications consideration has been given to the long-term demand for pupil places in the area to ensure that any extra provision being made would meet its needs well into the future. Progress on individual projects will be considered in the context of the school...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Roof repairs carried out under the summer works scheme 2004 were completed in October 2004 and grant aid has been paid in full.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department have received an application for major capital funding from the management authorities of the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects. Progress on the proposed works is being considered in the context of the school building and...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional permanent accommodation. The initiative allows boards of management to address their accommodation and building priorities with a guaranteed amount of funding and gives boards of management control of the...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My officials wrote to the school in question on 21 December 2005 outlining the supports available from my Department to facilitate the operation of the autistic unit at the school. A response is awaited. I would add that my Department is anxious that this purpose built facility for children with autism would become operational as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: This Government has invested in the largest school building programme in the history of the State. Between 1998 and the end of 2004, almost â¬2 billion was invested in school buildings and in the region of 7,500 large and small projects were completed in schools, including 130 brand new schools and 510 large scale refurbishments-extensions. Indeed, funding for school building and renovation...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: A report in relation to the case referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied has been requested from the transport liaison officer for County Louth. The family will be advised of the position when the necessary report has been received and assessed.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has made an application for a new school building. As part of the assessment of this application, officials in the school planning section are carrying out an overall review of all-Irish provision at primary level in the area concerned. This review will take into account current and future demographics, planned housing developments and the likely demand...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Bus Ãireann, which administers the school transport scheme locally on behalf of my Department, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of school bus services. Routes are determined on the basis of numbers of eligible pupils in particular areas, road networks, distance guidelines and other operational factors. As a rule, primary school transport routes are planned so that, as far as...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The public sector transfer network is managed by my colleague, the Minister for Finance. Membership of the network incurs obligations and costs and is voluntary. I understand that the company referred to by the Deputy is not a member of the network and has notified the Department of Finance that it does not wish to join the network.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware that a number of members of staff of vocational education committees and institutes of technology have formerly worked in the company referred to by the Deputy and wish to have service given with the company aggregated for superannuation purposes with their service with their current employer. The position is that service given in one public sector body may be transferred to...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of my Department's post-primary school transport scheme, a pupil is eligible for school transport if he or she resides 4.8 km â 3 miles â or more from the post-primary centre in the catchment area in which he or she resides. The scheme is not designed to facilitate parents who choose to send their children to a post-primary centre outside of the catchment area in which...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which was established recently and has been operational since 1 January 2005, is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs supports. My officials have been advised by the NCSE that the pupil referred to by the Deputy is currently receiving full-time access to a special needs assistant...
- Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My attention has not been drawn to concerns regarding the functionality of the management information system, MIS, installed in all institutes of technology with regard to student services and specifically with regard to examination results. The MIS system comprises four integrated elements: student registration; financial; payroll-human resource and library. The system tracks all student...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: A request to enter into a temporary letting agreement for the lands to which the Deputy refers is under consideration in my Department. However, there is an issue surrounding title to the lands in question and my Department would have to be satisfied that this has been resolved before approval could be given for a letting agreement.
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Under the post-primary school transport scheme, post-primary routes are in general planned so that no eligible pupil will have more than 3.2 km â 2 miles â to travel to a pick up point. On the basis of information outlined by the Deputy in the details supplied, my Department understands that the families concerned reside less than 3.2 km â 2 miles â from the present pick up points....
- Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: A key element of DEIS, Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, the new action plan for educational Inclusion is the putting in place of a standardised system for identifying levels of disadvantage in our primary and second level schools for the purposes of qualifying for resources, both human and financial, according to the degree of disadvantage experienced. This standardised system...
- Written Answers — Language Exemptions: Language Exemptions (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: There is no provision for exemption from the study of English. My Department is not aware of any demand for exemptions from the study of English.
- Written Answers — Language Exemptions: Language Exemptions (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: In the period October 1998 to December 2005, the number of exemptions granted from the study of Irish at primary level was 10,117. Of these, 83% were granted to pupils who had assessed learning difficulties. In the school year 2004-05, there were 19,327 post-primary students with an exemption from the study of Irish. Of these, there were 8,142 post-primary students with an exemption based on...
- Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (25 Jan 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The PE hall project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria and is being considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2006-2010.