Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
115. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Skills 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 training and development provision for his Department. [30109/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe training budget meets the cost of training and development for the Department's staff in administrative, professional, technical and service grades and aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of the staff to enable the Department to meet the current and future challenges and promote the personal development of staff.
In 2008 the training budget at my Department was €1m. The budget has been significantly reduced since then and the budget for 2014 is €450,000 which represents a percentage saving of 55% over the 2008 figure. A 5% reduction would represent €22,500 and a 20% reduction would represent a €90,000 change on the 2014 allocation.
