Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 351: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the appeal by Westmeath VEC against a decision of his Department to refuse to formally sanction funding for a project (details supplied); if his Department will give the go-ahead to enable this important project to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22125/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The proposal from Co. Westmeath VEC to which the Deputy refers was considered by officials of my Department and funding was not approved. This decision was upheld on appeal, and my Department wrote to the Chief Executive Officer on 26 May 2008 advising him of the position.