Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that were used in making decisions about headquarters in the VEC amalgamations; if the criteria were based on current or future issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29497/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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In arriving at my decisions on the location of headquarters of merged VECs, I considered a range of factors including the need to ensure the location of a VEC headquarters will, to the greatest extent possible, facilitate staff redeployment under a redeployment scheme within the context of the Croke Park agreement and the need to operate at lowest cost having regard to the accommodation available in existing locations.