Results 19,081-19,100 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension has been received from the management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy. The application is being examined in the school planning section of my Department. When a decision is taken on how best to provide for the school's accommodation needs, the application will be progressed in the context of the schools building and modernisation programme 2005-09.
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has already decentralised with offices in Tullamore and Athlone. There is also a network of regional offices set up throughout the country. Under the Government's decentralisation plan, the Dublin offices will be moved to either Athlone or Mullingar, with 300 staff moving to Mullingar and 100 staff moving to Athlone. This will be done in two separate phases while at the same...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The decision on eligibility for third level grants is a matter for the relevant local authority or VEC. These bodies do not refer individual applications to my Department except in exceptional cases where, for example, advice or instruction regarding a particular clause in the relevant scheme is desired. It appears that no such advice or instruction has to date been sought in the case of the...
- Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 908 and 933 together. The new policy framework to be published shortly is the result of a full review of the measures that have been put in place to support pupils from disadvantaged areas over the past two decades. It will be introduced on a phased basis, starting in the next school year, and will involve an additional annual investment of â¬40 million on...
- Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: This issue is a matter for the National Educational Welfare Board, which was established under the Education (Welfare) Act 2000 as the single national body with responsibility for school attendance. The Act provides a comprehensive framework promoting regular school attendance and tackling the problems of absenteeism and early school leaving. The general functions of the board are to ensure...
- Written Answers — Fairtrade Products: Fairtrade Products (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I am aware of the Fairtrade campaign and am supportive of the objectives of the campaign. In so far as my Department is concerned, the potential use of Fairtrade products would probably be confined to our staff restaurants. This issue has been raised with the catering managers in our Dublin, Athlone and Tullamore offices who have agreed to investigate the availability of such Fairtrade...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: An application for an extension has been received from the management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy. The application is being examined in the school planning section of my Department. When a decision is taken on how best to provide for the school's accommodation needs, the application will be progressed in the context of the school building and modernisation programme 2005-09.
- Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Walk Tall and On My Own Two Feet are resource programmes for implementation, by primary and post-primary schools respectively, in the context of social and personal health education, SPHE. They are designed to assist schools in educating pupils in the area of substance use and in preventing substance misuse. In 2003, at the request of my Department, an evaluation of Walk Tall was carried out...
- Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I should explain that for the purpose of the post-primary education scheme, the country has been divided into catchment areas, each of which has its own post-primary centre. While it is the prerogative of parents to send their children to the school of their choice, it is not the object of the school transport scheme to facilitate parents in exercising that choice. Recognised post-primary...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The Mullingar catchment area is served by 21 primary schools, including a gaelscoil and a new multi-denominational school which commenced operation last September. Excluding the gaelscoil, which has developed into an eight teacher school, as expected, and the new multi-denominational school which is developing, the total number of extra primary school pupils who came on stream in the...
- 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 — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. If the Deputy would like information on a particular school, I would be happy to provide it.
- Written Answers — School Capital Programme: School Capital Programme (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: A sum of â¬4,329,738 was spent on specific capital projects in primary schools in County Wexford in 2004. In addition, each primary school in the county received both a minor works grant in the amount of â¬3,809 per school and â¬12.70 per pupil and a science grant in the amount of â¬1,000 per school and â¬10 per pupil. The science grant is to assist in the acquisition of appropriate...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available. I will make arrangements to have the available information supplied directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The position is that my Department has allocated 17.5 learning support teaching posts to post-primary schools in County Wexford. The number of applications for special needs assistants is being compiled by my Department and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available. Every effort is made to ensure that children with special educational needs receive an education appropriate to...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The National Council for Special Education, NCSE, was established in December 2003, as an independent statutory body with responsibilities as set out in the National Council for Special Education (Establishment) Order 2003. There are 71 special education needs organisers, SENOs, employed by the council since September 2004, who have been deployed on a nationwide basis, with at least one SENO...
- Written Answers — Student Councils: Student Councils (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Officials of my Department are participating in a working group on student councils, which was established in June 2003 by the National Children's Office. The working group, as part of its brief, will seek to identify the barriers, if any, to the establishment of student councils and the measures needed to encourage the establishment of student councils, including supports for student council...
- Written Answers — Third level Courses: Third level Courses (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: In May 2002, the then Minister for Education and Science announced the provision of 175 additional therapy training places to tackle shortages of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists as identified in the report Current and Future Supply and Demand Conditions in the Labour Market for Certain Professional Therapists, which was undertaken by Dr. Peter...
- Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The McIver report on the post-leaving certificate review was commissioned by my Department to examine the sector and make recommendations regarding the organisational, support, development, technical and administrative structures and resources required in schools and colleges with large-scale post-leaving certificate or PLC provision, having regard to good practice in related areas across the...
- Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (12 Apr 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Officials of my Department have been in contact with the National Educational Welfare Board in relation to the child referred to by the Deputy. The educational welfare officer for the area has been and will continue to work with the child's mother to assist her in securing a school place for her child. I understand that application for enrolment has been made to a number of schools, including...