Results 18,061-18,080 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy is listed among the 122 large-scale projects on the current school building programme for moving to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. The project is for the refurbishment of the existing accommodation and an extension consisting of classrooms and general-purpose rooms for the three primary schools on this site. I understand that due to...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: An application for major capital funding for the school to which the Deputy refers was assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects, which were revised last year following consultation with the education partners. Under this review all projects were assigned a band rating and the progress of individual projects is currently being...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 741, 762, 765 and 779 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school to which the Deputy refers is included in the rural dimension of my Department's Giving Children an Even Break programme aimed at combating educational disadvantage. The school has the services of a rural co-ordinator and additional financial resources to provide educational supports to be targeted at disadvantaged pupils. The new action plan for educational inclusion, DEIS â...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 743 to 748, inclusive, together. Special needs assistants, 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. No change has been made to the criteria or guidelines for allocating SNA support to schools and I have no plans to review the criteria or guidelines...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A proposal has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers for a general purpose room. This application is under consideration in the school planning section of my Department in the context of the school buildings and modernisation programme from 2005 onwards.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The application for special educational teaching support for the pupil concerned was referred to the local special educational needs organiser, SENO, for determination. The SENO examined the application and expressed the opinion that as the pupil's special educational needs appear to be within the high incidence disability category, her needs will be catered for under the general allocation...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The Deputy may 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, SEN, supports. My Department officials have been informed by the NCSE that the matter has been referred to the local special educational needs organiser, SENO. The...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A report on this case has been requested from the transport liaison officer of County Mayo VEC. The Deputy will be advised of the position when the report has been received and assessed.
- Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department welcomes the proposed amalgamation of the schools to which the Deputy refers and it has instructed the OPW, which acts on its behalf in site acquisitions generally, to explore the possibility of acquiring a site to facilitate the new school. The school's accommodation needs will be considered in the context of the school building programme for 2005 to 2009.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The general allocation system is based on mainstream pupil enrolments for the 2003-04 school year. Pupils attending special classes and Traveller pupils in receipt of support from a resource teacher for Travellers do not fall within the general allocation model as separate staffing arrangements apply in these cases. Therefore the enrolment figure used for this school for the purpose of the...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department offers grant assistance under four student maintenance grant schemes. Three schemes are in respect of third level students and one scheme relates to post-leaving certificate students. Statistical data in respect of the number of grant-holders under the student maintenance grant schemes is compiled on the basis of academic years. With regard to expenditure, allocations are made...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is in a position to sanction school transport for the eligible pupils from the Barracore and Doninga areas subject to the usual conditions of the school transport scheme. Bus Ãireann has been advised of my Department's decision and the necessary arrangements will be made by its local office prior to the commencement of the 2005-06 school year.
- Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The physics and chemistry support service was established in 1999 as part of the physical sciences initiative. Limerick education centre supported the administration of this programme until the intensive phase of in-service was completed in August 2003. The operational cost of this programme from 1999 to 2003 was â¬2,257,572, which was allocated by my Department through the Limerick...
- Written Answers — In-service Training: In-service Training (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The national biology support service was established in January 2001. The operational cost of the programme from January 2001 to August 2004 was â¬1,645,611, which was allocated by my Department through the Tralee Education Centre. In addition, secondment and substitution costs associated with the programme, which were met centrally, are estimated to be in the region of â¬1,500,000....
- Written Answers — In-service Training: In-service Training (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I assume the Deputy is referring to the junior certificate science support service which is based in Sligo education centre. The operational cost to date of this programme of in-service is â¬775,000 which was allocated by my Department through the Sligo education centre. In addition, secondment and substitution costs associated with the junior certificate science support service, which are...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Following a Government decision, the then Minister for Education and Science formally established the State Examinations Commission on 6 March 2003. The commission now has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. Within the limitations of our examination system, every possible effort is made by the commission to accommodate candidates who...
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 761, 769 and 775 together. The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning. However, due to a significant and unexpected decline in enrolments since the building project was first planned and the level of investment which would be required to facilitate a relatively small number of pupils, it was...
- 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 which was revised following consultation with the education partners. The project will be considered in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2005-09.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy opened in September 1996 with provisional recognition. Having met the criteria for recognition and proven its viability, the school was granted permanent recognition in 2000. Standard practice is that the school authorities are responsible for the securing of interim accommodation which is grant-aided by the Department, pending the securing of permanent...