Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 October 2006
147 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the findings and recommendations of the action plan on speech writing carried out for his Department by a company (details supplied) in 2002; the cost of this review, in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30983/06]
View answerIn 2001, my Department initiated a process of reviewing the speech writing function in the Department. This process was organised and managed by my Department with the assistance of a communications company. A report was subsequently prepared which contained a number of recommendations in relation to refreshing the approach to speech writing in the Department. The recommendations were made in three areas, namely: Efficiency of the Process; Content and Style; Feedback, Training and Development. The majority of the recommendations were subsequently implemented in the Department. The cost of the review was €21,145.
