Results 19,061-19,080 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — School Libraries: School Libraries (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department provides library facilities of 100 sq.m. in second level schools with an enrolment of 200 to 499 students, while it provides 136 sq.m. of accommodation for a library in schools with more than 500 students. Schools with fewer than 200 pupils are examined individually. Responsibility for the stocking of school libraries falls to be met by individual school authorities from within...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 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. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes of...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 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. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes of...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Under the terms of my Department's 2004 third level student maintenance grant schemes, students entering approved courses for the first time are eligible for grants where they satisfy the prescribed conditions with regard to age, residence, means, nationality and previous academic attainment. The condition relating to residency requires, in the case of a candidate under 23, the candidate's...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The pupil to whom the Deputy refers resides nearer to a school that closed and amalgamated with Killahan national school. In the case of amalgamations, the national school children for whom the closed national school would have been the nearest, had it remained open, are eligible for transport to the school of amalgamation only. However, as there is no school transport service to Killahan...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Apr 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. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes of...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department received 58 applications from schools in County Mayo under the summer works scheme 2005, of which 21 applications were successful.
- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The process of advertising and interviewing for the appointment of a chief executive officer of a vocational education committee is a matter for the Public Appointments Service. The closing date for receipt of applications for the post referred to by the Deputy has closed. The Public Appointments Service intends to conduct interviews in the near future and is making arrangements with a view...
- Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Issues have been raised with my Department on the terms of reference of the inquiry referred to by the Deputy. These are being dealt with. I expect that the officer appointed to conduct the inquiry will soon be in a position to advance the matter and present a report to my Department. When the report is received, I will be considering it in advance of making it available to the VEC and other...
- Written Answers — Educational Appointments: Educational Appointments (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on the 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule agreed between my Department and the education partners. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class of 29 in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes...
- Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: On foot of 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. Accordingly, I have passed the query to the chief executive officer of the commission for direct reply.
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The National Council for Special Education, which has been operational since 1 January 2005, is responsible for processing applications for special educational needs supports. A total of 71 special educational needs organisers have been recruited throughout the country and will be a focal point of contact for schools and parents. My Department officials have been informed by the NCSE that the...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 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 referred to by the Deputy for the school year 2004-05 is a principal and four mainstream class teachers,...
- Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Primary school running costs are met by my Department's scheme of capitation grants. These grants are intended to contribute towards the general operating costs of schools which would include heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, painting, teaching aids and other miscellaneous charges. The capitation grant for primary schools has been increased substantially in recent years. Since 1997, the...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 897 and 898 together. I am aware that Louth, like many areas located within close proximity to Dublin, continues to experience population growth, a position that almost inevitably places some strain on existing educational provision. However, a range of significant measures has been undertaken by my Department to address the current and future need for pupil...
- Written Answers — Modern Language Teaching: Modern Language Teaching (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has determined that with effect from 18 April 2005, new students who are citizens from outside the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, registering with the Garda national immigration bureau will not be permitted access to employment unless they are attending a full-time programme of at least one year's duration leading...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The review of the school transport scheme within my Department is at an advanced stage. I have no plans to introduce charges for pupils attending primary schools or to increase charges for pupils attending post-primary schools.
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on the 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 referred to by the Deputy for the school year 2004-05 is a principal and a mainstream class teacher...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department's school building section has no record of having received an application from the school in question for the refurbishment of science laboratories at the school. However, the school did apply for grant aid for the purchase of equipment to enable it provide the revised science syllabus for the junior certificate examination and was allocated a grant of â¬24,300 in December...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 904, 1032 and 1034 together. 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. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class of 29 in...