Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

On Committee Stage I mentioned that there would be consideration of a small number of amendments to the Bill relating to accountability. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 will essentially ensure that in the transition from VECs to education and training boards, there will be no gap in the obligation to respond to the Committee of Public Accounts on VECs' financial activities. They will require the chief executive of an education and training board to be accountable to the Committee of Public Accounts for matters arising under the watch of the predecessor VEC.