I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 603 together.
The number of staff in my Department who have applied for a refund of course fees in respect of courses undertaken at night or at weekends in the current academic year is 58. The value of such refunds is estimated at €80,262. All staff members to whom approval to attend a course in the last academic year was granted subsequently applied for the refund of their course fees.
The proportion of my Departments training budget spent on refunds to staff in respect of evening or weekend courses was 30.7% in 2005, 31% in 2004 and 11% in 2003. A list of courses for which staff were refunded fees is set out as follows:
"A+", ICT Training
ACCA Annual Subscription
Arts Modular
BA (Honours) Business & Law Griffith College
BA (Ordinary) Legal Studies
BA Degree Training & Education — Year 4 of 4
BA Psychology (Dublin Business School)
BA Public Management Business Studies
BA Training & Education Year 3 2004 2005
Basic Computers
Certificate in Business Studies (IPA)
Challenge of the Social Sciences — Open University
Communications (UCD)
Degree in Psychology — Open University
Dioplóma Ghaeilge Fheidhmeach Bliain 2 UCD
Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge
Dioplóma sna Dána (Scileanna Aistriúcháin)
Diploma in Business (NCI) — Year 1 of 2
Diploma in Communications (UCC)
Diploma in First Line Management — NCI
Diploma in Policy Analysis (IPA)
Diploma in Public Administration (IPA)
Diploma in Public Management (IPA)
Doctorate in Governance (D Gov) IPA/QUB
Doctorate in Governance (IPA/QUB)
Doctorate in Governance (IPA/QUB)
ECDL 28 October ABM Computer Training
ECDL, Galway Technical Institute
Gaeilge — Conradh na Gaeilge
Gaeilge — Gaeleagras
Higher Certificate in Business & Industrial Relations/HRM-IFSC
Internal Audit (IPA)
Irish Art & Its Contents, TCD 11-10-04-28-02-05
Irish Literature — Irish Writers' Centre
Italian, Level 1, Oct 03-Jan 04, Sandford Lang Institute
Joint Examining Board
Legal Studies
LLB Degree
LLB Degree (Evening)
M.Sc Policy Analysis (IPA)
MA (IPA)
MA Bilingualism (DCU)
MA Gaeilge UCD 2003/2004
MA Nua Ghaeilge
MA Public Management, IPA
MSc I nGnó/I dTeicneolaíocht an Eolais 2002-03
NUI Certificate in Psychology
Office Technology
Philosophy — Foundation Modular (UCD)
Psychology — Certificate, NUI Maynooth
Public Management, IPA CMOD Code 2
SafePass (FÁS)
Spanish Course, Instituto De Cervantes
Spanish, Aisling Ireland, 137 Lr Rathmines Rd
Swedish Language Course
Teastas sa Chleachtas Dá-Theangach (DCU)