Results 19,401-19,420 of 20,682 for speaker:Mary Hanafin
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: An application for refurbishment has been received from the school to which the Deputy refers. This application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria, which were revised following consultation with the education partners. Progress on this project is being considered in the context of the school building programme. I have recently made a series of...
- Written Answers — Traffic Calming Measures. : Traffic Calming Measures. (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department does not provide funding for pedestrian crossings at primary schools. The provision of a pedestrian crossing is a matter for the relevant local authority.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff. : Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled in my Department and will be provided as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff. : Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled in my Department and will be forwarded as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The practice in my Department is for all formal legal contracts to be entered into in the name of the Minister rather than the Department. This is because under the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 the Minister for Education is recognised as a body corporate and is the legal personification of the Department.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Every effort is made to ensure that children with special educational needs receive an education appropriate to their needs. Decisions regarding the most appropriate model of response in each particular case are based on the professionally assessed needs of the individual child. Current provision for pupils with autism include: the creation of 141 special classes for children with autism...
- Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department is currently devising the qualifying criteria for the award of incremental credit to special needs assistants. The application for incremental credit from the person referred to by the Deputy will be considered when this process has been completed. A decision on the application will be conveyed to the person concerned as quickly as possible thereafter.
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The property management section of the OPW, which acts on behalf of my Department in site acquisitions generally, is continuing to explore the possibility of acquiring a site for Kill national school, Kill, County Kildare. Due to the commercial sensitivities of site acquisitions it is not proposed at this stage to identify specific sites to be acquired.
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Every effort is made to ensure that children with special educational needs receive an education appropriate to their needs. Decisions regarding the most appropriate model of response in each particular case are based on the professionally assessed needs of the individual child. Children who have been assessed as having special educational needs have access to a range of special support...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Between 1998 and 2004 over â¬920 million has been invested on primary educational infrastructure relating to individual building projects, site purchases, dust, asbestos and radon remediation programmes, science initiatives, contingency, furniture and equipment. This investment has delivered 84 new school buildings, over 350 large scale refurbishment and extension projects, over 6,000...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available for the current school year. The system for allocating teachers to primary schools is based on ensuring an overall maximum class size of 29 pupils in each school. Where some classes in a school have class sizes of greater than 29 it is generally because a decision has been taken at local level to use the available teaching...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: It is the policy of my Department to provide a permanent accommodation solution in so far as possible to meet accommodation demands in schools. However, the time span involved in architectural design and obtaining planning permission effectively means that it may not be possible in all instances to provide a permanent accommodation solution as soon as it is required and in these cases...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Significant improvements have been made in the pupil-teacher ratio at post-primary level in recent years. The ratio has fallen from 16:1 in the 1996 to 1997 school year to 13.6:1 in the 2003 to 2004 school year. In line with Government policy, my Department will continue to provide further reductions in the pupil-teacher ratio within available resources and subject to spending priorities...
- Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: Significant improvements have been made to the pupil-teacher ratio at primary level, which has fallen from 22.2:1 in the 1996 to 1997 school year to 17.44:1 in the 2003 to 2004 school year. In line with Government policy my Department will continue to provide further reductions in the pupil-teacher ratio within available resources and subject to spending priorities within the education...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: In 1998, the Government took a decision that has transformed the level of provision for pupils with special educational needs, including those with mild and borderline mild general learning disabilities and dyslexia. Pupils with such needs are entitled to an automatic response to meet those needs and the allocation of resources to meet those needs no longer depends as in the past on the...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 287, 292, 293, 302, 304, 310, 318 together. The projects at the schools to which the Deputy refers have been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria which were revised following consultation with the education partners. The progress of these projects is being considered in the context of the 2005 school building programme. The Deputy...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has not received any application for additional accommodation from the school referred to by the Deputy. The school authorities should contact the school planning section of my Department if there is a need for additional accommodation at the school.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: County Kildare VEC, which is the management authority of the post-primary school referred to by the Deputy, is currently progressing plans to relocate the school and extend its capacity to 1,000 pupils. Discussions have been held with County Kildare VEC, the local authority and representatives of a developer on the matter. It is not possible to indicate at this stage when the discussions will...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: My Department has recently approved an extension project for the school referred to by the Deputy. This extension project is currently in progress and when completed will result in the school being able to cater for up to 900 pupils as agreed with the school authorities. It is expected that this new accommodation will meet the demand for school places in the medium term.
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (9 Mar 2005)
Mary Hanafin: The project at the school referred to by the Deputy is included in the list of projects I announced on 10 January which will be proceeding to tender and construction over the next 12 to 15 months. My Department's building unit held general information meetings for all schools with projects due to go to tender and construction in the next 12 to 15 months to guide them through the process...