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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Questions (305)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

305. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses provided for employees of his Department, and accompanying cost, for the 2013-2014 academic year, from 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014. [30092/14]

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The table below sets out a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses provided for employees of my Department from 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014.

Third Level Fees

Course

Cost

BSC (Hons) Computing IT & Mathematics

€3,200

Doctorate in Governance

€10,000

Doctorate in Governance

€9,598

MSc Forensic Computing & Cybercrime Investigation

€3,370

BA in Public Management

€2,220

MA in Public Management

€7,500

Cert in Civil Service & State Agency Studies

€950

Diploma in Emergency Management

€6,500

ACCA – Law & Taxation

€2,311

BA in Law

€2,000

Diploma in Public Relations

€995

Advanced Diploma in Life Coaching

€1087

BSC Module

€1134

Total

€50,865

Other Training Courses and Programmes provided for employees of DCENR[1]

Name of course

Cost

Mine Closure Conference

€913

Executive Voice Training

€725

Intro to ArcGIS

€835

From Croke Park to Haddington Road Conference

€480

Certificate in Leadership

€1,110

Oracle Online Course

€395

Public Procurement*

-

Strategies & Techniques to manage people effectively

€255

Writing on the Web

€255

Manual Handling Course

€45

Oral Hearings & Inquiries Conference

€275

Introductory GIS Training

€525

Certificate in Public Law

€680

Access & Excel all levels*

€5,710

Statutory Instruments*

-

Developments in Public Procurement

€301

Employment Law*

€2,168

HEO-AO Grade Development*

€2,100

SO-EO Grade Development*

€1,890

Conflict Management & Mediation

€255

Examining FOI Act

-

Presentation Skills Training*

€450

Interviewer & Interviewee Training*

€4,000

AP Grade Development*

€3,330

Certificate in Corporate Governance

€960

Management of people under PMDS

€345

Catering for Grade Development training

€1,301

French Classes

€944

IPA Conference

€175

Occupational First Aid

€1,065

ArcGIS IGI course

€350

Irish Association for Economic Geology Copper Conference

€300

Competition Law Forum

€30

Health & Safety training room hire

€299

Coaching

€1,260

Room Hire for Fire Marshall Training

€50

Institute of Geologists of Ireland course

€450

Future of Broadcasting

€1636

Pan European Reserve Resources Committee code of practice

€250

National Digital Strategy*

€63

Analysis of SSB and Preparation of Memorandum to Government*

-

Board of Directors Course

€455

Agresso Purchase to Pay*

-

Microsoft Project Management

€550

Share Point*

€850

Time Management

€299

Excel & Lotus Notes*

€840

Minute Taking courses*

€1,100

Agresso Financial Reporting*

-

Obligations for DCENR staff under the Official Languages Act*

€50

Managing Learning and Development

€560

Corporate Governance*

€750

Conference on strengthening Data Protection Standards in Europe

€690

French Lessons

€108

Total

€42,427

Overall Total

€93,292

[1] Training shown at nil cost is training provided in-house by Departmental staff.

* This is training provided on a group basis.

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