Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 1706: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that her Department will provide the necessary funding in order that the City of Waterford Vocational Educational Committee can continue its adult education programme in the 2007 and 2008 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2681/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides funding for the Further and Adult education programmes of VECs annually. This arrangement will continue in 2007 and 2008. The disbursement of these funds is a matter for each VEC, which decides the nature of the Further and Adult Education service to be provided in its area and the manner in which the funds should be spent. Expenditure by VECs on their programmes must remain within budget.