asked the Minister for Agriculture the number of persons from his Department who are currently on (a) paid educational leave and (b) unpaid educational leave; the nature of educational courses being pursued and the cost to the State in monetary terms and in services lost by such absences; and the average number of such absences and average cost to the State for the year 1984.
Written Answers. - Educational Leave.
568.
One officer is currently on paid educational leave on a part time release basis and one is on unpaid educational leave. The details are as follows.
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Course |
Cost to State |
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Fees |
Loss of Services |
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Fellowship Course in Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Technology |
£340 |
£760 — 18 days paid leave |
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Biotechnician Course National Institute of Higher Education |
None |
None — officer is on unpaid leave |
Seven officers were on educational leave in 1984 at an average cost of £2,697.