Halving number of VECs will save €3m, says Quinn [IrishTimes]
- Published: 30 June 2011
REDUCING THE number of VECs from 33 to 16 will bring savings of €3 million while improving the overall education system, Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn has said.
Mr Quinn yesterday announced the revised reconfiguration which will see all but three of the current VECs – namely Dublin, Donegal and Kerry – amalgamated with other committees.
He said a name change from the Vocational Education Committee, which was somewhat anachronistic, to something like the “Local Education and Training Boards” was also likely.
“In the relatively short term, I’m looking for €3 million in savings and, in the long term, I’m looking for a much better educational service for the Irish citizen,” he said. “The next stage will be to identify the . . . . . . who will lead the new 13 of the 16 VECs because three of the VECs remain unchanged,” he said, adding discussions were ongoing in this regard. “The second thing that I need to do is identify the official headquarters of each VEC.”
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