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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Questions (579)

Thomas Pringle

Question:

579. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form the total cost of all conferences and seminars attended by his Department in 2012; the purpose of each conference-seminar; the location; the number of delegates that attended from his Department-agencies or otherwise that were represented; the total cost of each conference-seminar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5635/13]

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My Department’s expenditure on conferences and seminars is outlined in the tables below for 2012. The Department does not routinely collect information on the locations of conferences and seminars.

The day to day operations of the agencies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual agencies concerned. Accordingly, the information sought in relation to agencies is not available in my Department.

Conferences & Seminars in the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government (Excluding Met Éireann)

Year

Course Detail

Total Cost

Number of Participants

Cost per person

2012

Conference on CPD audit training for ACCA members

320

1

320

2012

ACCA member's network seminar on business planning

35

1

35

2012

Season ticket for evening seminars Leinster Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Society

360

2

180

2012

 Pathways to work seminar (tackling unemployment)

 2012

117

1

117

2012

Infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community (INSPIRE) conference

1149

2

575

2012

Conference on nearly zero energy buildings

151

1

151

2012

Evidence into practice seminar, DCU Centre For Effective Services

20

1

20

2012

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Irish annual conference

1650

4

413

2012

Value for money audit seminar

366

1

366

2012

Chief Fire Officer's annual conference 2012

1870

6

312

2012

ESB ecars conference

400

1

400

2012

Year end payroll seminar

200

1

200

2012

Conference on toxicology

797

1

797

2012

Seminar/training course on safety and health risk of employee drug and alcohol use attendance

560

2

280

2012

CPD course current challenges in fire safety

295

1

295

2012

Conference on law for engineers

123

1

123

2012

Public Procurement Conference Royal Irish Academy

120

1

120

2012

Seminar on local homeless strategies FEANTSA

80

1

80

2012

Homeless strategy conference FEANTSA

120

1

120

2012

Conference on access to housing for homeless people in Europe 2012 FEANTSA

360

1

360

2012

Housing conference of the Isles

357

1

357

2012

EPA national water conference 2012

1870

11

170

2012

Institute Of Certified Public Accountants In Ireland (CPA) conference 2012

250

1

250

2012

Conference/seminar  Local Authority accounting code of practice

400

4

100

2012

Auditing refresher with the CPA

75

1

75

2012

Housing practitioners conference 2012 IPA

750

4

188

2012

ACCA/CIPFA CPD seminar:  Accounting reform for the Irish Public Service

590

2

295

2012

Finance for non-finance managers IPA

405

1

405

2012

Conference/seminar economic recovery and Public Sector Reform IPA

176

1

176

2012

Strategic leadership conference

345

1

345

2012

Strategy, governance, accountability and risk seminar IPA

311

1

311

2012

Irish building control conference

1575

7

225

2012

Public procurement conference

275

1

275

2012

Conference on EU litigation update conference

59

1

59

2012

Conference on environmental regulation and enforcement

150

1

150

2012

Conferences/seminar on financial challenges ahead with Irish Council for social housing

150

2

75

2012

Better building conference

500

4

125

2012

See the light conference - Passive House Academy

230

2

115

2012

Attendance at symposium: Local Government reform NUI Maynooth

100

2

50

2012

Mediation Institute of Ireland CPD conference

215

1

215

2012

HR conflict management seminar

395

1

395

2012

Conference/Seminar on health and safety in the Public Sector

1770

5

354

2012

EU Presidency conference

195

1

195

2012

Ireland's EU Presidency

36

1

36

2012

Future of HR in the Public Sector conferences

523

2

261

2012

Annual Professional Conference of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland  (RIAI) 2012

110

1

110

2012

EU conference on Energy Performance of Buildings

150

1

150

2012

Conference on agri environment

100

2

50

2012

CPD at Chartered Accountants of Ireland (50hrs)

1050

1

1050

2012

Chartered Accountants of Ireland Young professionals annual conference

175

1

175

2012

Conference annual safety forum 2012

175

1

175

2012

Conference on shaping EU rules

174

1

174

2012

Planning and environment law conference

2185

7

312

2012

Annual employment law conference 2012

175

1

175

2012

Implementation Science Summer School TCD

790

4

198

2012

Conference on law and the environment

195

1

195

2012

Conference on constitutional law at UCD

60

1

60

2012

Conference on the new system of environmental enforcement and sanctions

127

2

63

2012

Conference seminar on urban design

217

1

217

2012

Seminar on Water Loss UK

612

1

612

Total Conference/Seminar Expenditure

27,090

116

Conference & Seminars in Met Eireann

Year

Course Detail

Total Cost

Number of Participants

Cost per person

2012

Hirlam Conference - High Resolution Limited Area Model for Numerical Weather Prediction

225

1

225

2012

SIRWEC Conference - Road Weather Conference

600

2

300

2012

LAI (Library) Conference

367

1

367

2012

RIA Conference (Royal Irish Academy)

80

1

80

2012

Economic Recovery & the Public Sector

195

1

195

2012

ECAC Conference (European Conference on Applied Climatology)

425

1

425

2012

The future of HR in the Civil Service

301

1

301

2012

The Digital Frontier

120

1

120

-

Total Conference/Seminar Expenditure

2,314

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