Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
306. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer from a reduction of 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20%, respectively, in the staff training and development provision for his Department. [30107/14]
View answerIn 2014 the total budget for training and development in my Department is €120,000.
The table below shows the potential annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to training and development based on the budget for 2014.
|
% Reduction |
Cost |
Potential Annual Saving |
|
5% |
€114,000 |
€6,000 |
|
7% |
€111,600 |
€8,400 |
|
10% |
€108,000 |
€12,000 |
|
12% |
€105,600 |
€14,400 |
|
15% |
€102,000 |
€18,000 |
|
17% |
€99,600 |
€20,400 |
|
20% |
€96,000 |
€24,000 |
My Department continuously seeks to deliver training and development programmes to staff at a reduced cost while meeting the overall objective of building capability within the Department.
