170 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Education and Science if through her Department, there are grants or funding available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare seeking to provide English classes for persons seeking such classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34985/06]

Funds for Adult and Community Education services, including adult literacy, are provided by my Department to the Vocational Education Committees. The disbursement of these funds is a matter for each VEC, which, subject to its budget, decides the nature of the Adult and Community Education service to be provided in its area and the manner in which the funds should be spent.

Funding for English spoken as another language is funded through the Adult literacy budget. It is open to the person in question to submit an application to the local VEC.