Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2014
284. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses provided for employees of his Department, and the accompanying cost, for the 2013-2014 academic year, from 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014. [30090/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy will be aware, my Department is responsible for a broad range of programmes in the arts, heritage and language sectors. The successful development, management and delivery of those programmes requires my Department to have staff with Irish language skills and other skills across a broad range of disciplines, including genealogy, marine archaeology, ecology and other disciplines relating to the natural and built heritage, as well administrative and organisational skills in areas such as management, law, HR, ICT and finance.
The following table gives a breakdown and accompanying cost of third level courses, training programmes and other courses undertaken by staff of my Department for the period 1 September 2013 to 30 June 2014. The diversity of these courses reflects the broad range of work undertaken by my Department. In the case of some of the training courses and academic studies referred to, several staff members are participating and the costs reflect this. Staff in my Department also availed of in-house training or courses run by other public bodies, which accrued no direct cost to my Department. These are not included in the following list.
|
Academic Course/Programme |
Cost (€) |
|
Bachelor of Arts in Public Management |
2,865 |
|
Master of Arts in Public Management |
4,500 |
|
Doctorate in Governance |
16,350 |
|
Bachelor of Technology in Computing |
2,280 |
|
Master of Science in Innovation Management in the Public Service |
4,980 |
|
Bachelor of Science in Psychology |
1,742 |
|
Bachelor of Laws in Irish Law |
4,410 |
|
Advanced Diploma in Legislative Drafting |
4,050 |
|
Master of Economic Science in Policy Analysis |
4,500 |
|
Certificate in Genealogy/Family History |
540 |
|
Bachelor of Arts in Business |
3,420 |
|
Master of Science in Biology |
2,097 |
|
Doctorate in Archaeology |
3,342 |
|
Doctorate in Spatial and Behavioural Ecology of Sharks |
1,530 |
|
Diploma in Field Ecology |
2,300 |
|
Diploma in Computer Studies |
1,950 |
|
Certificate in Public Finance Management |
1,080 |
|
Bachelor of Science in Computing |
3,780 |
|
Diploma in Family History – Genealogy |
805 |
|
Diploma in Law |
2,750 |
|
Bachelor of Arts - Gaeilge Fheidhmeach |
2,749 |
|
Diploma - Gaeilge Fheidhmeach |
891 |
|
Certificate in Learning & Development Practice |
4,400 |
|
Higher National Certificate in Web Design |
2,950 |
|
Postgraduate Diploma in Policy Analysis |
7,900 |
|
Doctorate in Accounting, Finance and Information Systems |
2,596 |
|
Master of Arts in Human Resource Management |
5,000 |
|
Advanced Diploma in Employment Law |
2,280 |
|
Accounting Technician Diploma |
1,601 |
|
Bachelor of Business Studies |
2,647 |
|
Certificate in Professional Irish (Level 3) |
12,069 |
|
Certificate in Professional Irish (Level 4) |
11,178 |
|
Certificate in Professional Irish (Level 5) |
8,716 |
|
Training Course/Programme |
Cost (€) |
|
Abseil Access |
300 |
|
Adobe Illustrator |
1,300 |
|
Biodiversity (various courses) |
250 |
|
Bryophyte (Bog Moss and Lichen Identification) |
650 |
|
Cardiac First Responder |
500 |
|
Certificate of Professional Competency (Driver CPC) |
160 |
|
Chainsaw |
1,700 |
|
Configuring, Managing and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 |
1,350 |
|
Corporate Governance (various courses) |
1,620 |
|
Courtroom Skills/Expert Witness |
7,227 |
|
Disaster Team (Protection of Archival Records) |
688 |
|
ECDL/Computer (various courses) |
2,055 |
|
Effective Writing |
3,690 |
|
Enclosures & Housing: Protecting Our Collections |
120 |
|
e-Tenders |
2,900 |
|
Evacuation Chair |
460 |
|
Finance and Accounting (various courses) |
2,640 |
|
Firearms Safe Handling |
1,545 |
|
Forest School Leadership Training |
1,183 |
|
French |
350 |
|
Higher Executive Officer Programme |
810 |
|
Horticultural Tools and Equipment |
3,300 |
|
Internal Audit (various courses) |
4,575 |
|
Interview Skills (various courses) |
1,195 |
|
Irish Language (various courses) |
3,659 |
|
Jigsaw (Fuel Management) Software |
367 |
|
Leadership (various courses) |
5,550 |
|
Lean Six Sigma |
2,190 |
|
Live Stranding |
50 |
|
Manual Handling Instructor |
675 |
|
Microsoft Access |
876 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint 2010 for Power Users |
2,050 |
|
Mobile Tower |
1,494 |
|
Mountain Skills |
135 |
|
Microsoft Word 2007 (Long & Complex Documents) |
750 |
|
Occupational First Aid |
4,392 |
|
Off Road Driving |
5,600 |
|
Pole Saw |
1,000 |
|
Preservation Risk Management |
400 |
|
Professional Tree Inspection |
1,650 |
|
Project Management (various courses) |
1,624 |
|
Remote Emergency Care |
1,030 |
|
Safe Pass |
90 |
|
Scuba Diving |
360 |
|
Sea Survival |
300 |
|
Social Media |
433 |
|
Time Management & Personal Effectiveness |
245 |
|
Tracking Course |
927 |
|
Wildlife Aware Train the Trainer |
455 |
