Written answers
Tuesday, 5 October 2004
Department of Education and Science
Educational Projects
9:00 pm
Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 347: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the adult educational guidance project in Cork City is facing closure and that the project personnel are experiencing difficulty in securing a meeting with the adult education section of her Department since the project received the letter of termination dated 27 August 2004 and if she will meet a delegation of Cork Deputies and personnel from the project in order to discuss the difficulties that exist. [23591/04]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Financial support for an adult educational guidance project in Cork city was approved by my Department in 2000 on a pilot basis as part of phase 1 of the adult education guidance initiative, AEGI. This initiative comprises 25 pilot projects throughout the country with the aim of providing a high quality educational guidance service for adults in VTOS, literacy, community education and other adult education courses. Following ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the service being provided for the designated target groups, it was decided not to continue the pilot project in Cork city.
I have asked officials to communicate directly with the Deputy to hear his views on the matter.
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