Vol. 563 No. 4
340 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Education and Science the way in which the decision to close the Sligo Education Centre was arrived at in view of the fact that the review group which has made this proposal did not visit the centre. [8265/03]
The Kildare Education Centre is not scheduled for closure. However, a report has been presented to my Department by the centre for Centre for Management Organisation and Development, CMOD, reviewing the education centres. This report contains a wide range of recommendations including three full-time centres – 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.
