Emmet Stagg
Question:280 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the Kildare Education Centre is scheduled for closure; if he will reconsider the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7739/03]
Written Answers - Education Centres.
The Kildare Education Centre is not scheduled for closure. However, a report reviewing the education centres has been presented to my Department by the Centre for Management Organisation and Development. This report contains a wide range of recommendations, including three full-time centres – at Kildare, Kilkenny, and Sligo – and the closure of all part-time centres, excluding the Gaeltacht part-time centres. The CMOD review and the wide range of recommendations made in it are being considered in my Department at present and decisions regarding the recommendations contained in the review will be taken following a thorough consideration of all the relevant issues and following full consultation with the ATECI.