Results 18,561-18,580 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (5 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. If the Deputy has a query about a particular school, I will be happy to answer it.

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (5 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: A proposal regarding amalgamation has been received from the authorities of the two schools in question. The proposal is under consideration in my Department. Among the factors to be considered is a report from the local inspector, expected shortly. My officials will be in correspondence with the school authorities regarding the proposed amalgamation in due course.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: There are no EU directives awaiting transposition into Irish law through my Department.

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (5 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 and 282 together. Both schools in question are included in the disadvantaged areas scheme and the Giving Children an Even Break programme. Under the disadvantaged areas scheme both schools benefit from additional capitation grants of €38.09 per capita, a refund of the television licence fee and eligibility for 95% building grants for building projects....

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (5 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An Óige receives grant-in-aid funding from my Department towards its expenditure on core staff salaries and administration costs under the youth service grant scheme. The funding of voluntary youth organisations through the scheme is intended to support the growth and development of such organisations with distinctive philosophies and programmes aimed at the social education of young people....

Written Answers — Vetting Procedures: Vetting Procedures (5 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: State boards are subject to the relevant legislation. In considering a person's suitability for appointment to a board, consideration is given to a range of factors, including any known or potential conflict of interest. My Department, in conjunction with other relevant Departments, has been considering whether tax clearance certificates can and should be required of persons being considered...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project to which the Deputy refers has incurred costs of €372,000 to date.

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (4 May 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 to explore the possibility of acquiring a site for the school referred to by the Deputy. A technical report on a number of possible sites has been submitted by the OPW and is being assessed by my Department. Due to the commercial...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for funding under the special projects for youth scheme has been submitted to the youth affairs section of my Department on behalf of the project referred to by the Deputy. My Department is at present giving consideration to this request and to all other applications made for youth work funding in 2005 having regard to the overall level of financial resources available for the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule agreed between my Department and the education partners. In accordance with the staffing schedule, the staffing of the school for the school year 2004-05 is a principal and four mainstream class teachers based on an enrolment of...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Deputy may be aware that the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, which was established recently and which has been operational since 1 January 2005, is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs, SEN, supports. Seventy one special educational needs organisers, SENOs, have been recruited and will be a focal point of contact for schools and parents. My...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The application for an extension at the school to which the Deputy refers has been examined in the school planning section of my Department and agreement has been reached with the school authority with regard to the schools long-term accommodation needs. Progress on the application is being considered in the context of the school building programme from 2005 onwards.

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The school referred to by the Deputy has the services of a full-time resource teacher for Traveller pupils. The school has submitted an application for an additional resource teacher post for Traveller pupils in the school. A decision on the application will be conveyed to the school as soon as the application has been considered. My Department provides funding towards the cost of secretarial...

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Village Project is a community-based day assessment service that offers a comprehensive assessment to young people from the Finglas, Ballymun and surrounding areas. The Village Project was funded by my Department until 1 January 2004 when responsibility for funding this project transferred to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. My Department continues to provide the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I understand that the works specified in condition No. 2 of planning approval 99/121 have not yet been carried out by Kilkenny County Council. The contribution of £47,000, which was subsequently reduced to £30,000, has not yet been paid by my Department. Officials in my Department's school building section are pursuing the matter with Kilkenny County Council. I have arranged for my...

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (4 May 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 site which could provide for the long-term accommodation needs of the school referred to by the Deputy. However, the building of a new school on a greenfield site is only one option being considered by my Department. A second option,...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension to provide ancillary accommodation has been received from the authorities of the school referred to by the Deputy. The project has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners, and will be considered further in the context of the school building and modernisation...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The project referred to by the Deputy is listed among the large-scale projects on the 2005 school building programme which have been approved to proceed to tender and construction. The school authority recently received an instruction to commence the pre-qualification process and proceed to tender. It is envisaged that the schools and their design team will be proceeding to tender in the very...

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 467 and 468 together. A proposal regarding amalgamation has been received from the authorities of the two schools referred to by the Deputy. The proposal is under active consideration in my Department. Among the factors to be considered is a report from the local inspector, which is expected shortly. My officials will be in correspondence with the school...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 May 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Provision was made as part of the 2004 school building programme for the project in question to progress to tender and construction. The pre-tender documentation has been prepared. However, the timing for the project progressing to tender and construction is dependent on the site acquisition being finalised as it is one of a number of sites being acquired by my Department under the terms of...