Results 18,021-18,040 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A report on this case has been requested from the transport liaison officer, County Mayo VEC. The Deputy will be advised of the position when the report has been received and assessed.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The early start project is a one-year, pre-school intervention and children must be between the ages of three and four on 1 September of the year they are enrolled. The approach taken in early start is to establish groups of 15 pupils in existing primary schools in disadvantaged areas, with each class being run by a primary school teacher and a qualified child care worker. With regard to...
- Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy receives funding under the ancillary services grant scheme towards the cost of secretarial and caretaking services. The standard rate of grant per pupil under the scheme, which applies in the case of the school in question, was increased from â¬102 to â¬127 per pupil in 2004 and is being further increased to â¬133 per pupil this year. The scheme is...
- Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Full-time caretakers employed under my Department's 1979 scheme who have been appointed since 1 August 1990 are obliged to retire on reaching the age of 65. The school referred to by the Deputy employs a caretaker who is due to retire on 6 November 2005. A submission from the school was received by my Department on 1 March 2005. It requested that the caretaker be retained past his 65th...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 695 and 735 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputies that my Department is prepared to approve the concessionary post in question for the 2005-06 school year. The position will be reviewed for the 2006-07 school year.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: An application for capital funding from the school referred to by the Deputy was considered under the recent review of all projects which did not proceed to construction as part of the 2004 school building programme. Under this review, all projects were assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised last year following consultation with the education...
- Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A request for funding under the special projects for youth scheme has been received in my Department in relation to the project referred to by the Deputy. My Department is considering this request and all other applications made for youth work funding in 2005 having regard to the overall level of financial resources available for the youth sector. A decision will be given in this case as soon...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Each school management authority is required to organise its teaching time-table and subject options having regard to pupils needs within the limit of its approved teacher allocation. The rules for allocating teaching resources provide...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has issued a letter to all primary schools notifying them of their teaching allocation under the new general allocation model for the 2005-06 school year. The letter also includes details of clustering arrangements that may apply. The general allocation model was constructed so that allocations would be based on pupil numbers, taking into account the differing needs of the most...
- Written Answers — School Surveys: School Surveys (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The specific information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. I am acutely aware of the administrative burden placed on schools and the effect this has on the workload of principals. I have started a process of review of the administrative burden imposed on schools arising from departmental and legislative requirements. I believe that we can collectively seek...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I travelled to Philadelphia and New York for the St. Patrick's Day celebrations, accompanied by two persons in my party. The duration of the visit was nine days. The total cost of the trip has not yet been finalised but the amount paid to date by my Department is â¬10,283.95.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The introduction of the new scheme for allocating resource teachers to schools to cater for pupils with high-incidence special needs, such as dyslexia, and those with learning support needs will involve the provision of an estimated additional 340 permanent posts in primary schools from September next. A further 320 posts are being provided on a temporary basis to facilitate the transition to...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I confirm that the pupil referred to by the Deputy is in receipt of three and a half hours of resource teaching support per week. The Deputy may be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which became operational on 1 January 2005, processes applications for special educational needs, SEN, supports. The NCSE will review decisions previously taken in respect of such cases...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria. The project will be considered in the context of the school buildings and modernisation programme 2005-09.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria. The property management section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in regard to site acquisitions generally, is exploring the possibility of acquiring a site for the school in question. When a site has been acquired, the project...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The building project at the school to which the Deputy refers has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which was revised last year following consultation with the education partners. The project will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2005-09. In the interim, to alleviate accommodation difficulties at the school,...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has recently sanctioned an additional special class for pupils with specific speech and language disorder at the school in question. This decision has been conveyed verbally to the school management and written sanction will issue shortly.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The 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 current school...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school planning section of my Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding from the school to which the Deputy refers. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale projects which were revised following consultation with the education partners last year. Progress on the application is being considered in...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A review of the needs of the pupil referred to by the Deputy found that he no longer requires full-time individual SNA support and that his needs can be met through the sharing of a full-time SNA with another pupil in the school. This decision has been communicated to the school. Should the school wish to appeal this decision, it should contact its local special needs organiser, who has...