asked the Minister for Education if she will consider making a supplementary allocation to County Donegal Vocational Education Committee in view of the fact that there is a serious shortfall which will place the committee in an almost impossible situation; if she is aware of under-provision to Donegal VEC from her Department in the years 1981 to 1984 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - County Donegal VEC Grants.
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Mr. Coughlan
I would refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 638 of 5 March 1985 in which I stated that the financial scheme for this vocational education committee for the year ending 31 December 1985 was issued by my Department on 11 February 1985 and that to date my Department had not received any communication indicating what was the result of the committee's consideration of their authorised budget for 1985. That is still the position.
In regard to the question of any under-provision for County Donegal VEC for the 1981 to 1984 period, I am satisfied that, in the context of the overall amounts available for vocational education, the allocations for the County Donegal VEC for the years in question were reasonable and adequate.