Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)

The redeployment issue has been covered with the decision to retain two sub-offices in Waterford and Dungarvan. It is important to note that during the process whereby the VEC headquarters were decided, a number of decisions nationwide came down to a knife's edge and little separated a number of locations as to which would be the eventual headquarters. In this instance, the decision was taken to locate the office in County Wexford. Those factors to which I alluded played into the process. It is important that we acknowledge that this was the best decision for the region and that we move on and allow the amalgamation to occur, as that amalgamation will better serve those who avail of VEC services across the nation.

There is no reason to revisit any of these decisions. They have been taken and we will move on.