Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will publish in full the contents of communications received between her Department and each of the country's vocational education committees when they were asked to provide to her Department in May 2007, with a complete list of funding applications for capital purposes in each respective VEC; the contents in respect of each VEC of that communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4286/08]

Seán Haughey (Dublin North Central, Fianna Fail)
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A survey of the accommodation needs in the Further Education Sector was initiated in May 2007. This involved sending a questionnaire to all VECs asking them to provide the following information

An outline of the capital funding requirements in the Further Education area of their VEC

A list the funding requirements in order of priority

A note on whether the proposed projects were of immediate (within 2 years) or of medium term need (3-5 years)

A brief statement justifying the need for capital funding

Completed forms were received from all 33 VECs. These outlined 335 projects at an estimated cost of € 315m. The following table details the projects and estimated funding per VEC,

Funding for these projects will be considered in the context of the overall capital funding available to the Department.