Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 1024: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on a proposal (details supplied); if he will provide educational assistance to such a project; if there are vocational education committee programmes that the group could consider applying for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10879/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The Back to Education Initiative (BTEI) provides part-time further education options for persons who wish to combine a return to learning with work, family or other commitments. It is funded by my Department and delivered through VECs and community groups. My Department also allocates funding to VECs for community education activities under the Community Education programme. It would be open to the project referred to by the Deputy to apply to their local VEC for funding under the BTEI or Community Education programmes.

I understand that the group involved in this project received funding in 2008 from their local VEC under the BTEI.