No budget set for 'new FAS' as management to stay on [Independent.ie]
- Published: 28 July 2011
THE Government's newly rebranded state training agency has no specific budget yet and will have the same management as FAS.
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn yesterday announced FAS will be disbanded and replaced with a new further education and training authority, called Solas.
Mr Quinn admitted the expenses controversy that caused the resignation of former FAS director general Rody Molloy was probably a "catalyst" behind the break-up of the state training agency.
"This announcement is not in any way to cast aspersions on the good work of the FAS board, VEC (Vocational Education Committee) boards and the staff of FAS and the VECs," he said.
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