Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2013
289. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will take steps to provide additional post leaving certificate places to cater for the increasing educational needs in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19066/13]
View answerA total of 629 Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) places are currently available in County Westmeath. These are offered in six different centres, four Vocational Educational Committee (VEC) schools, one Voluntary Secondary school and one Community and Comprehensive school. The total number of approved places available under the PLC programme is 32,688. My Department is not in a position to increase this number as there is a continuing requirement to plan and control numbers and to manage expenditure within the context of overall educational policy and provision.
