Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 346: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant the additional funding which City of Waterford VEC have applied for in order that their adult education programme can be resumed in the Autumn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4382/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I would refer to my reply to Question 3962 of 6 February 2007.

My Department provides annual grants to VECs for the Further and Adult Education programmes they offer. The grants relate to the calendar year. The scope of any programme is governed by the budget provided.

The City of Waterford VEC has applied to the Department to offset a deficit on its Community Education Programme, which is the subject of the question, against an underspend on its Adult Literacy Programme for 2006. Approval of this arrangement has been conveyed to the VEC. It will have the effect of clearing the 2006 deficit. VECs will shortly be informed of their 2007 budgets and will be reminded that expenditure on their programmes must remain within budget.