Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will direct Offaly Vocational Education Committee to honour its commitments to an organisation (details supplied) for funding in 2011. [16604/11]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I understand from County Offaly Vocational Education Committee (VEC) that in January 2009 it notified the project referred to by the Deputy that funding would be phased out over the three years to end-2011.

By way of background, my Department funds adult and community education through annual grants to VECs which deliver these courses locally. The disbursement of funds is a matter for each VEC, which, subject to its budget, decides the nature and extent of the adult and community education courses to be provided in its area. The organisation and location of courses are also matters for decision by the VECs.