Results 16,641-16,660 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬440,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional 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...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬400,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional 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...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬250,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional 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...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As part of the expansion of the devolved scheme for primary school building works, a grant of â¬345,000 was sanctioned to enable the management authorities of the school in question to provide additional 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...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment and extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department's officials are in the process of examining a recently received stage one and two submission, developed sketch scheme, and when this examination is completed will be in contact with the school authorities with regard to the next steps involved in...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment and extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department's officials have been in contact with the school authorities in an effort to have the mechanical and electrical element of a stage three, detailed plans with costings, submission cleared and when this is completed will be in contact with the school...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment and extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. A stage one, site suitability, briefing and site report, submission has been requested in a letter from my Department to the school authorities in July of this year. On receipt of the requested submission, my Department's officials will be in a position to consider...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department's officials are in the process of examining a recently received revised stage two submission, outline sketch scheme. When this examination is completed my Department will be in contact with County Longford vocational education committee with regard to the next steps...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The refurbishment project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department's officials contacted the relevant vocational education committee in September of this year requesting a condition report and asking them to confirm if this work could be done under the summer works scheme. The committee has submitted an application under the 2006...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. My Department's officials have recently written to the school authorities in an effort to have the mechanical and electrical element of a stage three, detailed plans with costings, submission cleared and when this is completed will be in contact with the school authorities with regard...
- Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The roll-out of broadband internet connectivity to all recognised primary and post-primary schools is being undertaken in partnership with industry, following the establishment of a three-year â¬18 million joint Government-IBEC telecommunications and internet federation, TIF, fund. The broadband connectivity is being provided via a schools national broadband network supported by HEAnet,...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I confirm for the Deputy that a total of 641 new appointee whole time equivalent special needs assistants, SNAs, were placed on my Department's SNA payroll from 1 September 2005. In addition, a total of 480 whole time equivalent SNAs were re-appointed on my Department's SNA payroll from 1 September 2005. In total, there are more than 6,600 whole time equivalent SNAs in our schools supporting...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579 to 581, inclusive, together. The report of the action group on access to third level education, which was launched in July 2001, made detailed recommendations concerning the target group of "those most in need" which has been defined in terms of the child dependants of people receiving long-term welfare payments, where the necessary conditions are...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The circumstances of each case are examined by the local special education needs organiser, SENO, employed by the National Council for Special Education which makes a recommendation to my Department on the suitability of the placement and on the transport supports required. My Department endeavours to provide school transport services for children with special educational needs on the basis...
- Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: As the Deputy is aware, in October 1999 Cork Institute of Technology and University College Cork made a joint proposal to establish a Cork college of higher education. A former city manager of Cork was appointed in January 2000 to undertake further analysis of the project and this report was presented to my Department in January 2001. A task force was then established to scope the detailed...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The consultant has submitted a report to my Department with a proposal to erect palisade fencing around the three unsecured sides of the site. This work requires a planning application. My Department has authorised the consultant to seek planning permission and obtain tenders for this work.
- Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has not been formally informed that the facility to which the Deputy refers is to close. Officials will be making contact with the school authority to ascertain the position.
- Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: It is the policy of my Department to provide all new schools with access for all facilities and special toilets for disabled teachers and students. In addition, new schools with two or more storeys are provided with lifts. My Department advises school authorities and their design teams of accessibility requirements during the architectural planning process of projects. Concerning access for...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Enrolment decisions are the responsibility of the board of management of each individual school. My Department has no role in respect of processing applications for enrolment by schools. Section 29 of the Education Act 1998, provides parents with an appeal process where a board of management of a school or a person acting on behalf of the board refuses enrolment to a student. Where a school...
- Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (2 Nov 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department was recently informed of a proposal to amalgamate the two schools to which the Deputy refers. As a matter of course in amalgamation scenarios, technical inspections are carried out on existing buildings to determine which, if any, would be suitable to act as a host for the new school. My Department will be in direct contact with the school authorities in question when it is in a...