David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister to the House. He is genuinely a reforming Minister.

We already, perhaps in a previous Seanad, had some preliminary work done on rationalising the VECs, which is a good idea.

I pay tribute to the VECs. Despite the bad organisation and the fragmentation, they filled a significant gap in Irish education and did well. Some of them stand out. I think the school of catering in Cathal Brugha Street comes under this.