Results 17,861-17,880 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: No additional educational psychologists have been assigned to national schools in County Kildare so far in 2005. At present, a total of 72 national schools in County Kildare do not have a National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, psychologist assigned to them. However, it is important to note that all schools in the county have access to psychological assessments, either directly...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the pupil in question has been sanctioned the services of a full-time special needs assistant, SNA, following a review of SNA supports in the school in May 2005. The school authorities have been notified accordingly.
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, has identified a number of possible site options for Ardclough national school. Discussions between the relevant landowners and OPW are continuing. Due to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions, it is not proposed at this stage to identify...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction work is well under way on the new eight classroom school for Rathmore, County Kildare. The new school is scheduled for completion for September of this year.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is among the largescale projects on the current school building programme announced in January for proceeding to tender and construction over a 12 to 15 month period. My Department has given devolved authority to the school authority in question to proceed to tender and construction with this project. I understand that the pre-selection of contractors is...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is among the largescale projects on the current school building programme to move to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. My Department has authorised the design team to commence pre-qualification process and it is envisaged that the project will go to tender in the autumn.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I have included the building project for the school in question in my recently announced list of school projects to be progressed through architectural planning in 2005. The project is at an early stage of architectural planning. The stage 3 submission â detailed plans-costs â is currently with my Department and will be assessed by my Department's...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 168 together. Applications for capital funding from the schools in question were considered as part of a review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. Under this review, all projects have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised last year...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to site acquisitions generally, is continuing, in consultation with the local authority, to explore all possibilities in relation to the acquisition of a site for a new national school in Kill. Every effort is being made to ensure that a site is acquired as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction is well under way on the projects in question. These extensions are scheduled for completion for September of this year.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Special classes for children with specific speech and language disorders are established where a need has been identified and supported by up-to-date psychological and speech therapy reports in respect of the children in question. Each class caters for a maximum of seven children and each class requires the services of a speech therapist. The speech therapy service is provided by the relevant...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The maximum speed limit for buses and coaches with accommodation for more than eight passengers is 80 km/h. However, drivers in charge of these vehicles, including school buses, must also observe the various speed limits on roads. The safety of the school transport service is constantly under review in my Department. The Deputy will be aware that the question of introducing legislation to...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year and by reference to a staffing schedule. This staffing schedule is outlined in primary circular 15/05 which issued to all primary schools recently. This is in line with guidelines agreed between my Department and the education partners. In the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year and by reference to a staffing schedule. This staffing schedule is outlined in primary circular 15/05 which issued to all primary schools recently. This is in line with guidelines agreed between my Department and the education partners. In the...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is in receipt of an appeal under section 29 of the Education Act 1998 in relation to the person referred to by the Deputy. The appeal will be processed in the normal way.
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (16 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy is included in the disadvantaged areas scheme, DAS, and the Giving Children an Even Break, GCEB, programme. Under the disadvantaged areas scheme the school benefits from one additional ex quota teaching post, additional capitation grants of â¬38.09 per capita, a refund of the television licence fee and eligibility for 95% building grants for building...
- Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Based on my Department's examination of the register of persons disqualified or restricted from holding a directorship of a private company, I am satisfied that no such person is currently a member of any body under the aegis of my Department.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: SNAs are assigned to schools to meet the care needs of individual children who have been assessed by a psychologist as needing this type of support. There has been no change to the criteria or guidelines for allocating SNA support to schools and there are no plans to review the criteria or guidelines under which SNA support is allocated. Applications for SNA support are now dealt with by the...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers applied to the planning section of my Department on 9 June 2005 for additional accommodation for the 2006-07 school year onwards. There is no indication in the application that the school has any additional accommodation requirements for the 2005-06 school year. The application will be assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation for large...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by reference to the enrolment of the school on the 30 September of the previous school year and by reference to a staffing schedule. This staffing schedule is outlined in primary circular 15/05 which issued to all primary schools recently. This is in line with guidelines agreed between my Department and the education partners. In the...