‘Fantastic’ €6.7m Fás centre trains 12 people

THE head of a Fás construction training centre in the midlands which cost €6.7 million to build but which has trained just 12 people has insisted the centre is a “fantastic hub” for the building trade in Ireland.

Danny Weston said he is “optimistic” about the future of the National Construction Training Centre, which is now under investigation by the Dáil spending watchdog, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

The centre at Mountlucas was given the go-ahead by former Fás boss and Offaly native Rody Molloy, who resigned from his post following controversy over his expenses claims.