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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Questions (62)

Terence Flanagan

Question:

62. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department pays for any of its employees to receive third-level qualifications; if so, the annual cost for each of the past five years; if the employee will receive a financial bonus as a result of receiving this qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51380/13]

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The Department of Finance continues to invest in staff development in order to supplement the skills and qualifications of our teams through a combination of internal and external training and development initiatives. Under the revised Statement of Strategy 2011-2014, the Department aims to improve training in order to develop greater technical, management and leadership skills. Using the performance management and development system (PMDS), the Department will review our staff’s performance, and identify any skills requiring enhancement to ensure our training resources are used most effectively. The Department also undertook a comprehensive Training Needs Analysis (TNA) survey in late 2012 which has also assisted in identifying the training and development needs of staff within the Department.

The following is a list of all third level courses, training programmes and courses and accompanying cost for the 2012/2013 academic year provided for employees by the Department of Finance. Please note some of the academic courses are still on-going.

Course Title

Cost €

Associate of the Irish Taxation Chartered Tax Advisor Programme

1,748.50

Associate of the Irish Taxation Chartered Tax Advisor Programme

1,963.50

Bachelor of Arts Degree

2,900.00

Certificate in Safety & Health in Work

2,295.00

Certified Project Management Diploma

2,250.00

Change Management Certification

2,900.00

Chartered Tax Advisor Programme - Part One

1,248.50

Chartered Tax Advisor Programme - Part One

1,130.50

M.Sc in Economics

7,449.00

M.Sc in Investment, Treasury & Banking - DCU

7,597.00

Master of Economic Science in Policy Analysis

7,900.00

Master of Economic Science in Policy Analysis

2,500.00

Master of Economic Science in Policy Analysis

2,500.00

Professional Accountancy Examinations

1,600.00

Total:

44,382.00

My Department is not in a position to provide details of refund of fees for years previous to 2012/2013 at this time and will revert to the Deputy directly in due course. No employee will receive a financial bonus as a result of receiving those qualifications.

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