Shane Ross (Dublin South, Independent)

I am just coming to the question. If this happened in public companies, they would be struck off after four months. Apparently, FÁS can act with impunity. It does not produce its accounts on time and there is no prospect of it doing so.

Would the Taoiseach consider calling in the board and the chief executive of the so-called reformed FÁS - it shows no signs of renewal - asking them why they cannot produce and will not produce accounts and annual reports according to their statutory obligations? This produces great unease. Will he ask them what plans they have, as the leading training agency, to fill the identified gap of 2,000 jobs in the multinational sector?

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