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Tuesday, 23 Mar 1999

Vol. 502 No. 3

Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.

John Gormley

Ceist:

310 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Health and Children if staff members of his Department have received funding to attend courses; if so, the number of courses attended; the names of the courses; and the amount paid since June 1997. [7587/99]

The following table outlines the number of courses attended by staff members of the Department, the names of the courses presented, including conferences, seminars and third level courses, and the amount paid since June 1997. It should be noted that the column headed "Number of Courses Attended" refers to the number of courses presented as opposed to the number of staff who attended.

1 July 1997 to end December 1997

Number of Courses attended

Name of Course presented

Amount Paid

£

2 courses presented in July 1997 and 6 courses presented in June (included in payment )

Performance Management Training Courses

11,667.00

1

Decision Making Course

175.00

2

Gaeleagras Scholarships

140.00

6

Performance Management Training Courses

11,666.00

1

First Aid Course

510.00

1

IT Seminar

990.00

2

Language Evening Courses (Portuguese)

230.00

1

Finance for the Non-Financial Manager Course

590.00

1

Project Management in the Civil Service

1,300.00

1

Customer Service Course

295.00

1

Personal Development Training

2,400.00

10

Language Training Courses

1,750.00

1

Frontline Skills Training

130.00

1

Performance Management Training

1,850.00

1

Performance Management Training

2,000.00

3

Quickstart Management Courses

1,950.00

3

Writing Skills Courses

2,500.00

1

Time Management Course

540.00

1

Interview Preparation Course

200.00

1

Recruitment and Selection Interviewing

480.00

1

Personal Development Course

2,400.00

1

Novell Training Course

425.00

4

2 Wordprocessing/2 Spreadsheet Courses

2,955.00

1

Novell Training Course

415.00

5

3 Wordprocessing and 2 Spreadsheet Courses

3,705.00

2

1 Wordprocessing and 1 Spreadsheet Course

1,485.00

3

2 Wordprocessing and 1 Spreadsheet Course

2,135.00

1

Technical Support Course

415.00

2

Wordprocessing Courses

1,500.00

1

Diploma In Legal Studies Course (King's Inn)

1,865.00

1

IMI Cert in Supervisory Management Course

475.00

1

Modular Arts Degree Course

696.00

1

Diploma in Management and Industrial Relations Course

475.00

1

BSc in Management Law

670.00

1

Bachelor of Commerce Degree

1,128.00

1

Master's in Health Management

858.00

1

Diploma in Management and IR Course

495.00

1

Bachelor of Business Studies Course

1,005.00

1

MSc. in Health Services Management Course

1,378.00

1

Legal Studies Course

390.00

1

Health and Safety Course

556.00

3

MSc. in Health Services Management Course

4,518.00

2

MSc. in Health Informatics Courses

2,800.00

1

Aberdeen Health Economics Course

4,530.01

1 January to 31 December 1998

Number of Courses Attended

Name of Course Presented

Amount Paid

£

1

Payroll Administration course

540.00

1

SMART Reading Course

360.00

3

Medicine for Managers Courses

4,300.00

2

Writing Skills courses

1,214.00

1

Competent PA course

140.00

4

Practical Stress Management Courses

1,770.00

2

Management Skills for Secretaries

550.00

8

Writing Skills

4,250.00

1

Financial Management Systems course

220.00

1

“Taking Control of your Job” course

280.00

1

Programme Review and Evaluation course

300.00

1

Public Administration Course

400.00

2

Practical Stress Management Courses

5,500.00

4

Gaeleagras courses

350.00

1

Recruitment and Selection Course

4,695.00

1

“Putting the Customer First”

590.00

1

Performance Indicators Course

600.00

1

Assertive Communication Skills Course

198.00

1

Leaders for Tomorrow Programme

5,014.00

1

“Dealing Successfully with Negativity” course

145.00

1

Business Grammar & Usage Course

146.88

1

Cairs Training Course

1,650.00

1

Managing the One Person Library course

290.00

1

Supervisory Management course

2,970.00

1

Language (Portuguese) Course

80.00

1

Information Technology course

270.00

1

“Communication Disease Control” Training Course

280.00

Phase 1 Management Development Training (Award of Contract)

37,500.00

1

Supervisory Training for Employee Assistance Officer

60.00

1

Supervisory Programme (IPA)

580.00

1

Next Steps Development Course

140.00

11

Language Training Courses

1,925.00

Phase 2 Management Development Programme

45,000.00

1

Flextime training course

140.00

1

Introduction to Personnel Management course

1,450.00

1

First Aid course

584.00

1

Project Management Workshop course

200.00

4

Lotus Notes Development Courses

4,295.00

1

Systems Development course

1,400.00

3

Novell Networking courses

1,715.00

2

Windows NT courses

9,945.00

10

Wordprocessing and Spreadsheet courses

6,950.00

4

PO Conference in Kilkenny

1,200.00

3

MSc. in Health Services Mgmt., TCD

4,226.00

3

MSc. in Health Informatics, TCD

5,400.00

1

BA (Correspondence), DCU

543.60

1

Diploma in Information Systems

1,177.60

2

Dip. in Legal Studies, Dublin Institute of Technology

780.00

1

BA Degree, UCD

584.00

1

BA in HRM & IR, NCIR, Ranelagh

1,169.00

1

BA in Public Mgmt. IPA

968.00

1

Accounting Technician course, IATI

640.00

1

IMI Diploma in Business Studies, IMI

613.60

1

M.Sc. in Business Administration Course

3,068.45

1

Bachelor of Business Studies Course

1,200.00

1

Dip. in Financial Info. Systems, TCD

2,000.00

1

Dip. in Legal Studies, King‘s Inns

1,576.00

1

B.Sc. in Management Law, Dublin Institute of Technology

540.00

1

Diploma in Management and IR

396.00

1

IMI Cert. in Supervisory Management

275.00

1

BA in IR & Personnel Mgmt., NCIR, Ranelagh

856.00

1

Bachelor of Bus. Studies, IPA

1,128.00

1

IPA Modular Course

256.00

2

IPA Cert in Public Management

1,928.00

4

IMI Cert. in Supervisory Management

1,447.20

1

Operating Systems Course

192.00

1

Masters in Business Studies

1,000.00

1

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Research

6,024.77

1

Aberdeen Health Economics Course

7,680.00

1

Diploma in Mgmt. & IR, NCIR, Ranelagh

396.00

January to date in 1999

Number of Courses Attended

Name of Course Presented

Amount Paid

£

1

MSc. in Health Services Mgmt., TCD

1,566.00

2

MSc. in Health Informatics

2,700.00

1

Bachelor of Business Studies

1,000.00

1

Diploma in Rational Emotive Therapy

1,280.00

1

BA (Correspondence) Course, DCU

499.20

1

Public Relations Course

150.00

1

Personal Assistant course

140.00

1

Training for Trainers Course

690.00

1

Medicine for Managers Course

950.00

2

Supervisory Session courses

70.00

1

Rightfax computer course

500.00

2

Writing Skills courses

1,000.00

1st January 1999 to date

No. of Staff

Conference attended

Location

Cost

£

1

BASCD '98 Conference “Oral Health Care

London

115.00 stg

1

Seminar on Liquor Licensing Reform

Dublin

95.00 stg

1

Public Procurement for Professional Services

Dublin

85.00 stg

2

Public Private Partnerships

Dublin

153.00 stg

2

Parental Leave Act 1998 Seminar

Dublin

398.00 stg

2

“Fostering Innovation and Change” (A Conference for the Employee Relations Professional)

Dublin

590.00 stg

1

“Moving Towards O” Seminar

Dublin

30.00 stg

1

Psychotherapy with Impossible Cases

Dublin

155.00 stg

3

Seminar on Acute Psychiatric Beds

Dublin

90.00 stg

1

Institute of Healthcare Engineering

Dublin

45.00 stg

2

Chief Fire Officers' Annual Conference

Waterford

360.00 stg

1st January 1998 to 31st December 1998

No. of Staff

Conference attended

Location

Cost

£

1

Faculty of Public Health Medicine

Dublin

75.00 stg

1

Public Procurement Seminar

Dublin

130.00 stg

1

Health and Safety Review Conference

Dublin

225.00 stg

1

High Scope in Action Conference

Enniskillen

45.00 Stg

1

“Technical and Regulation Aspects of Sterilisation

Dublin

113.00 Stg

3

Health Promotion Research Conference

Scotland

855.00 Stg

1

Decus Annual Conference

Dublin

230.00 stg

2

Spoleto Case Mix Summer School

Italy

2,200.00 stg

2

Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption

Stockholm

1800 sek

2

Post Adoption Services for Younger Age Group

Belfast

50.00 Stg

1

“Putting the Pieces Together” Conference

Dublin

50.00 stg

1

“Irish Association of Social Workers” Conference

Kilkenny

80.00 stg

1

“Just Foster Care Seminar”

Dublin

40.00 stg

1

The Private Medical Insurance White Paper

Dublin

130.00 stg

1

International Healthy Cities Conference

Athens

US$400.00 stg

1

Irish Dental Association Annual Scientific Conference

Kerry

100.00 stg

1

2nd Irish Conference on Rights of Customers and Companies

Dublin

187.55 stg

1

Conference on Health Promotion

Galway

175.00 stg

1

RIAI Annual Conference

Helsinki

850.00 stg

4

“Working Together for Better Health”

Cardiff

1100 Stg

1

Millennium Compliance for the Healthcare Industry

London

233.83 stg

1

ASHRM's 1998 Annual Conference and Exhibition

USA

$650.00 stg

1

Aspire Conference

Dublin

195.00 stg

4

“5,000 too many” Conference

Dublin

120.00 stg

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