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Departmental Staff Training

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2017

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Ceisteanna (1378)

Niall Collins

Ceist:

1378. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the protocol for attendance by staff both civil servants and political non-civil servants at continuing professional development programmes and courses; the number of staff both civil servants and political non-civil servants in his Department that participated in such programmes on an annual basis in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the costs incurred by his Department for persons that participated in these courses; the providers of all such courses; the subject areas of all courses and programmes provided in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46057/17]

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Three civil servants are professionals for whom accredited continuing professional development programmes (CPD) are being provided. Participation in accredited CPD for these three civil servants is identified through PDMS procedures as is all learning and development for all civil servants in the Department. The detail of the CPD undertaken is outlined in the tables. No political non-civil servants in the Department have undertaken any CPD in the timeframe specified.

Number in attendance

Cost:

Programme

Provider:

1

€588.60

Data Information & Law

ERA

1

NIL

Induction Training

Department of Defence

1

NIL

AGO Seminars

CSSO

1

€280.00

Data Information & Law

Griffith College

1

€40.00

Constitutional Law

UCD

1

€155.00

Networking Event

Chartered Accounting Ireland

1

€355.00

Negotiation Skills - Module 1

Legal Island

1

NIL

Microsoft Briefing

Department of Defence

2016

Number in attendance

Cost:

Programme

Provider:

1

€550.00

Annual Review of Employment Law

Legal Island

1

€424.23

FOI Advanced

CMG

1

Nil

Lunch & Learn

Department of Defence

1

€175.00

Networking Event

Chartereed Accounting Ireland

1

€710.00

Insightsoftware Training

Western Society

2015

Number in attendance

Cost:

Programme

Provider:

1

€240.00

MS Project 2007

Oiliuna

1

€375.00

Project Management

IPA

1

€175.00

FOI Advanced

Arcline

1

€62.50

Interviewee & Presentation Skills

IPA

2014

Number in attendance

Cost:

Programme

Provider:

nil 

nil 

nil

nil 

2013

Number in attendance

Cost:

Programme

Provider:

1

€110.00

Word Advanced

Oiliuna

1

€110.00

Word Intermediate

Oiliuna

1

€50.00

Excel Advanced

OLAS

1

NIL

Stress Management

CSEAS

1

€185.00

Public Financial Management

IPA

2012

Number in attendance

Cost:

Programme

Provider:

1

€166.00

Data Protection Awareness

IPA

1

€325.00

Health & Safety Frontline Managers

Phoenix Safety

2011

nil 

nil 

nil

nil 

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