Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

To sum up in regard to the VEC issue, we are very disappointed. It is clear no thought went into it and it is a half-baked approach to restructuring. Listening to how it was managed, it seems as if the Department just added up the money to ensure every VEC cost approximately €50 million to run. That is very disappointing because this should be about an education service. I appeal to the Minister of State to consider the scaling down of which I spoke.