Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the criteria she will apply in deciding the location of the headquarters of the amalgamated vocational education committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40459/10]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Government have decided to reduce the overall number of VECs from 33 to 16 and to the merger of particular city and or counties. The location of the headquarters of the new VECs will be determined later. This will require engagement by my Department with the VECs concerned. A number of factors will come into play such as suitability of existing properties; capacity to cater for combined staffing; options for property disposals; relative scale and associated staff numbers of existing VECs; and whether headquarter options in an area are centrally located or at the boundaries of the area.