Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 September 2021
461. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has utilised the services of organisations (details supplied) at any time from 1 January 2015 to date; if so, the expenditure costs related to same; the purpose of any such engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43246/21]
View answerMy Department has utilised the services of the Common Purpose Ireland but not Common Purpose UK.
Below in tabular format, and in chronological order, are details of the Department’s expenditure related to the period from 1st January 2015 to 7th September 2021 together with a description of the purpose for each engagement.
|
Date |
Purpose of engagement |
Amount € |
|
26/01/2015 |
Focus Leader programme |
2,800 |
|
06/08/2015 |
Limerick Navigation programme |
3,500 |
|
18/11/2015 |
Meridian Leadership Programme |
3,000 |
|
15/07/2016 |
Limerick Navigation programme |
1,000 |
|
05/10/2016 |
Meridian programme 2016/2017 |
3,000 |
|
16/01/2017 |
Pitstop programme 2016/2017 |
7,500 |
|
24/04/2017 |
Common Purpose Focus 2017 |
4,000 |
|
28/04/2017 |
Pitstop programme |
7,500 |
|
15/01/2018 |
Pitstop programme |
7,500 |
Staff from my Department attended a number of Common Purpose Ireland programmes between 2015 and 2018 as part of the Department's focus on leadership development. Common Purpose offered a unique peer-to-peer experiential learning approach which aimed to broaden leadership perspectives, with participants from both the public and private sectors.
