Vow of strict controls for new Fás board

TÁNAISTE Mary Coughlan has revealed she will announce the new board for the embattled state training and employment agency Fás next week with a raft of strict changes that will control its governance.

The Enterprise Minister said the focus of the new board’s work will be value for money as well as to aid young and vulnerable people on the ground.

“It is clearly my intention to announce a new board in the coming days and they will be given a mandate to ensure that corporate governance is stridently adhered to and there’s good value for money but equally that the core business of Fás is implemented on the ground,” Ms Coughlan said.