I understand that the Deputy wishes to have details of travel and subsistence paid to the Departmental Training Officer and training days organised within the main Department since 1st January 2004. Since that date up to 31st March 2007, travel and subsistence amounting to €796.56 in total was paid to the current and previous Departmental Training Officer. Records show that person training days organised by my Department amounted to 2,989 in 2004; 3,323 in 2005 and 2,600 in 2006.
The relocation of CMOD to Tullamore has had no specific impact on the work of the Departmental Training Officer. Since the courses offered by CMOD in Tullamore are identical in content to those previously offered in Dublin, there is no difference in the impact the courses have on the work of officers attending in Tullamore, other than additional travel.