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Fri 07 Jul 2010Department accused of sponsoring 'slush fund'
THE DEPARTMENT of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation has been accused of sponsoring what appeared to be a “slush fund” of €167 million for a skills programme administered by Fás, the national training and employment authority.
Labour TD Róisín Shortall said most of the members of the Fás subcommittee which operated the Competency Development Programme were associated with social partnership bodies which benefited from the funds.
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