Time to examine what FAS funds.

[clonycavanman]

Cllr Mary Mitchell O'Connor in today's Independent observes
'With unemployment now standing at 423,639 , an increase of 183,422 over the past 12 months, it beggars belief that FAS continues to part-fund participation on exclusive, and expensive, management training courses, such as diploma,degree and MBA offered by the IMI-- whilst charging recently unemployed persons 250 Euro to access 'interview and CV preparation' supports ...'

See Time to examine what FAS funds - Letters, Opinion - Independent.ie

Comment:
(Is that at cost? Are the recently unemployed bailing out the MBA courses of Ireland?)

The counsellor seems to think that the FAS's problems are greater than a few bad apples impugning the stirling work being performed by the many.
Could those problems include; poor prioritisation of what is actually of value to our economy, a flat-footed response to dramatically changed economic times, the lavishing of state finances on those who already have qualifications, while the task of training the unskilled for the likely future [menial] jobs is neglected.
A major State body couldn't be run that incompetently, could it?

[seabhcan]

They fund this:

http://www.politics.ie/current-affai...d-courses.html

[MsAnneThrope]

Cllr Mary Mitchell O'Connor in today's Independent observes
'With unemployment now standing at 423,639 , an increase of 183,422 over the past 12 months, it beggars belief that FAS continues to part-fund participation on exclusive, and expensive, management training courses, such as diploma,degree and MBA offered by the IMI-- whilst charging recently unemployed persons 250 Euro to access 'interview and CV preparation' supports ...'

See Time to examine what FAS funds - Letters, Opinion - Independent.ie

Comment:
(Is that at cost? Are the recently unemployed bailing out the MBA courses of Ireland?)

The counsellor seems to think that the FAS's problems are greater than a few bad apples impugning the stirling work being performed by the many.
Could those problems include; poor prioritisation of what is actually of value to our economy, a flat-footed response to dramatically changed economic times, the lavishing of state finances on those who already have qualifications, while the task of training the unskilled for the likely future [menial] jobs is neglected.
A major State body couldn't be run that incompetently, could it?

I'd point any examination/investigation in the direction of the horse racing industry, first and foremost.

[bm42]

They fund this:

http://www.politics.ie/current-affai...d-courses.html

That's fupping unbelievable. I can't believe some people think Enda Kenny was wrong yesterday to put questions on Fas ahead of questions on the Bull. It seems there's a long way to run with Fas yet.

[birthday]

This discussion should have taken place a year ago but every commentator and politician from Marian Finucane to Joan Burton prefaced every remark about Fás with a mention of the 'terribly important work they are doing'!!
Instead we have let the Rody Molloy story take precedence. It is no excuse for media,hacks and politiicians.
The dogs on the street knew it was an organisation with serious flaws.

Remember €1billion when we had full empoyment. Apart from the corruption they promoted completely incompetent imbeciles from within to mamagement positions probably to placate the unions as is common right across the public sector.
Is it possible to check the background and qualifications of Fás staff or would you need an FOI?
Ask anyone who has ever dealt with them from the recently unemployed to small businesses for an estimate of the competence of Fás-the answer is invariably the same.

It should be closed-now.
The essential functions within should be transferred to a much smaller body maybe under theVECs.

[MsAnneThrope]

That's fupping unbelievable. I can't believe some people think Enda Kenny was wrong yesterday to put questions on Fas ahead of questions on the Bull. It seems there's a long way to run with Fas yet.

When you have a €1 Billion budget during a period of 'full employment' a bit of creativity is required

[Frankie Lee]

They also donate funds to IBEC I believe.

[MsAnneThrope]

They also donate funds to IBEC I believe.

Four of the Fás board were IBEC members, who received €864,000 from Fás in 2006 alone for training, plus €57,000 in membership fees...

[SamVimesBoots]

It's not just FÁS, kids.

If zero-based budgeting came in in the morning you really wouldn't believe the amount of dodgy spending that would fall out of the system. If every single person on the payroll of every quango and department and state body had to justify the existance of their job, if every single supply contract was examined independently, if every penny being spent was traced and tracked to its destination, if every expense was vouched and every advertising and IT contract scrutinised...

Tens of billions every year, siphoned out of your pocket, to keep a small parasitical extended mafioso in luxury, and their numerous croneys and hangers-on thrown a few crumbs.

That's the reality of modern Ireland. The country stinks to high heaven, corruption in every nook and cranny....and a hell of a lot of people benefiting from it.....at your expense.