Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 July 2015
77. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Finance the annual saving to his Department if spending on education and training was reduced by 2.5%, 5% and 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26920/15]
View answerThe Department invests heavily in its people to be the best and to represent Ireland both in Europe and internationally. The Project management Office and Tax Division in conjunction with the Learning and Development Unit now run both a Diploma in Taxation and a Diploma in Project Management for staff, which is a recognised level 8 Special award on the Quality and Qualifications Ireland. Both these training initiatives along with other training resulted in the Department being shortlisted and receiving an "Outstanding Achievement award 2014/2015" in the category for small and medium organisations from the Irish Institute of Training and Development. The Learning and Development unit continues to invest in its people to be the best that we can be and to become a high performing organisation.
In 2014 the budget was reduced to €302,950 and the budget for 2015 stands at €277,500.
The result of cutting the 2015 Learning and Development budget by 2.5%, 5% and 10% is as follows.
|
- |
Total Budget |
Total reduction |
New budget |
|
2.5% |
€277,500 |
€6937.5 |
€270,563 |
|
5% |
€277,500 |
€13875 |
€263,625 |
|
10% |
€277,500 |
€27750 |
€249,750 |
