Future Amalgamations
In October 2010 the Department of Education and Skills announced that the number of VECs is to be reduced from 33 to 16 by amalgamation In 2011 the new government confirmed that scale of reduction but revised the scheme of amalgamations It subsequently announced the establishment of SOLAS, a new steering and funding agency to cover the further education provision of the VECs, which will also absorb the training activities formerly carried out by FÁS.
- County Dublin and Dún Laoghaire
- City of Dublin
- City of Galway, County Galway and County Roscommon
- County Cork and City of Cork
- County Kerry
- City of Limerick, County Limerick and County Clare
- City of Waterford, County Waterford and County Wexford
- North Tipperary and South Tipperary
- County Donegal
- County Kildare and County Wicklow
- County Mayo, County Sligo and County Leitrim
- County Cavan and County Monaghan
- County Laois and County Offaly
- County Carlow and County Kilkenny
- County Longford and County Westmeath
- County Meath and County Louth
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