What is FAS meant to do with its money?
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FAS is the National Training and Employment Authority with an overseas budget of €1bn and an advertising budget of €9m.
The agency is charged with anticipating the needs of the two million-strong labour force in Ireland.
Fas has an overall staff of 2,300 in its 66 regional offices and 20 training centres.
The agency operates training and employment programmes; provides a recruitment service to jobseekers and employers, an advisory service for industry, and supports community-based enterprises. The organisation is divided into eight regions.
Listed as the goals of the agency are to cover areas such as services for jobseekers and the unemployed, workforce development, labour market policy, social inclusion, equality and diversity, and customer service.
