Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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Question 108: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person who owns the premises which were used by Monavalley FÁS centre, Tralee, County Kerry; and what is being done with the equipment formerly used by the centre which is being removed. [8740/12]

Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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These issues are a day to day matter for FÁS. However I understand that the TV & Video Production Course being run by FÁS in Kerry is currently located in a building adjoining the FÁS Training Centre in Tralee. This premises is leased by FÁS from Shannon Development.

There is a plan under consideration by FÁS to move the TV & Video Course from these rented premises into a newly renovated part of the existing FÁS Training Centre in Monavalley, Tralee. All equipment from the TV & Video Course would transfer from the existing premises into the new facility.

The section allocated to the new facility is currently being organised in anticipation of the project being approved. Equipment has therefore been moved and stored in the Centre. At this time, no capital or accountable equipment items have been disposed of by the Training Centre. Some unused items of furniture (benches) have been disposed of in compliance with FÁS procedures.