Since the establishment of my Department in July 2011, Learning and Development (L&D), including Continuing Professional Development (CPD), has been an important element of our organisational learning culture. It supports, in particular, staff membership of professional bodies, attendance at seminars and conferences and the development of skills in conjunction with professional organisations.
Aligned with the strategic business needs of the Department, L&D requirements, including CPD, are informed by individual staff L&D plans under the auspices of the Performance Management Development System (ePMDS). This is complemented, furthermore, by engagement with key stakeholders including the Management Board, senior management and divisional business planning meetings. The diversity of courses undertaken reflects the broad range of functions undertaken by my Department.
Outlined below, in tabular format, is the relevant information requested by the Deputy.
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Year
|
Subject Area
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No. of Staff
|
Provider
|
Total Cost
|
|
2012
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
2
|
Institute for Fiscal Studies
|
€1,956.30
|
|
2012
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
1
|
Europaische Akademie
|
€1,533.91
|
|
2012
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
10
|
IPA
|
€5,413.60
|
|
2012
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
5
|
Thomson Reuters
|
€1,395.00
|
|
2012
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
2
|
BMF Business Services
|
€479.70
|
|
2012
|
Human Resources
|
3
|
IBEC
|
€1,721.50
|
|
2013
|
Communication Skills
|
1
|
Carr Communications Limited
|
€350.00
|
|
2013
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
3
|
Law Society
|
€841.00
|
|
2013
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
1
|
Legal-Island
|
€474.00
|
|
2013
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
1
|
Academy of EU Law
|
€480.60
|
|
2013
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
1
|
NUI Maynooth
|
€295.00
|
|
2013
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
Trigraph
|
€1,595.00
|
|
2013
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
5
|
Thomson Reuters
|
€1,395.00
|
|
2013
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
Chartered Accountants of Ireland
|
€565.00
|
|
2013
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
IPA
|
€405.00
|
|
2013
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
|
€355.76
|
|
2013
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
Irish Taxation Institute
|
€330.00
|
|
2013
|
Human Resources
|
6
|
IBEC
|
€2,423.10
|
|
2013
|
Human Resources
|
4
|
Legal-Island
|
€1,740.00
|
|
2013
|
Human Resources
|
3
|
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
|
€594.11
|
|
2013
|
Human Resources
|
2
|
IRN
|
€490.00
|
|
2013
|
Human Resources
|
2
|
CLT Ireland
|
€380.00
|
|
2013
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
Thomson Reuters
|
€295.00
|
|
2013
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
IPA
|
€235.00
|
|
2013
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
UCD
|
€195.00
|
|
2013
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
IPA
|
€5,300.00
|
|
2013
|
Leadership Development
|
2
|
Common Purpose
|
€4,500.00
|
|
2013
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
IPA
|
€810.00
|
|
2013
|
Public Relations
|
2
|
Public Relations Institute of Ireland
|
€640.00
|
|
2013
|
Specialist IT Training
|
1
|
IIEA
|
€350.00
|
|
2013
|
Specialist IT Training
|
1
|
SureSkills Limited
|
€295.00
|
|
2014
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
11
|
Legal-Island
|
€2,599.00
|
|
2014
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
4
|
IPA
|
€526.08
|
|
2014
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
1
|
Law Society
|
€240.00
|
|
2014
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
2
|
Chartered Accountants of Ireland
|
€871.42
|
|
2014
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
Irish Directors of Ireland
|
€495.00
|
|
2014
|
Human Resources
|
12
|
Public Affairs Ireland
|
€10,112.50
|
|
2014
|
Human Resources
|
15
|
Legal-Island
|
€4,685.00
|
|
2014
|
Human Resources
|
21
|
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
|
€4,048.83
|
|
2014
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
Perform Force
|
€475.00
|
|
2014
|
Human Resources
|
10
|
Irish Hospice Foundation
|
€400.00
|
|
2014
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
The Mediators Institute Association for Members
|
€180.00
|
|
2014
|
Language Skills
|
1
|
Gaelchultur
|
€750.00
|
|
2014
|
Leadership Development
|
4
|
Common Purpose
|
€5,295.00
|
|
2014
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
IPA
|
€2,700.00
|
|
2014
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
Andec
|
€2,033.90
|
|
2014
|
Public Relations
|
3
|
Public Relations Institute of Ireland
|
€995.00
|
|
2014
|
Public Relations
|
2
|
High Performance Training
|
€700.00
|
|
2015
|
Communication Skills
|
3
|
The Communications Clinic
|
€1,400.00
|
|
2015
|
Communication Skills
|
1
|
Carr Communications Limited
|
€350.00
|
|
2015
|
Communication Skills
|
1
|
Public Affairs Ireland
|
€225.00
|
|
2015
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
6
|
Public Affairs Ireland
|
€2,440.00
|
|
2015
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
5
|
IPA
|
€2,025.00
|
|
2015
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
21
|
Seamus O'Dwyer
|
€1,499.91
|
|
2015
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
11
|
Allied Coaches
|
€1,050.00
|
|
2015
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
3
|
Legal-Island
|
€675.00
|
|
2015
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
3
|
IIEA
|
€297.00
|
|
2015
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
2
|
IPA
|
€526.00
|
|
2015
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
Irish Times Training
|
€350.00
|
|
2015
|
Human Resources
|
11
|
Legal-Island
|
€4,345.00
|
|
2015
|
Human Resources
|
7
|
IPA
|
€1,400.00
|
|
2015
|
Human Resources
|
3
|
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
|
€705.00
|
|
2015
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
Group Analytic Practice
|
€350.00
|
|
2015
|
Language Skills
|
1
|
Alliance Française de Dublin
|
€301.50
|
|
2015
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
Trigraph
|
€2,195.00
|
|
2015
|
Leadership Development
|
2
|
Beacon HRM
|
€1,466.05
|
|
2015
|
Public Relations
|
1
|
Public Relations Institute of Ireland
|
€1,790.00
|
|
2015
|
Specialist IT Training
|
8
|
SureSkills Limited
|
€5,242.00
|
|
2015
|
Specialist IT Training
|
4
|
Institute of Project Management
|
€3,840.00
|
|
2015
|
Specialist IT Training
|
13
|
SOLAS
|
€3,685.00
|
|
2016
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
22
|
Seamus O'Dwyer
|
€2,399.98
|
|
2016
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
1
|
Legal-Island
|
€225.00
|
|
2016
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
1
|
Public Affairs Ireland
|
€895.00
|
|
2016
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
Trigraph
|
€1,095.00
|
|
2016
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
ACCA
|
€307.82
|
|
2016
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
2
|
PMI
|
€273.74
|
|
2016
|
Human Resources
|
29
|
Legal-Island
|
€10,586.00
|
|
2016
|
Human Resources
|
2
|
IBEC
|
€1,800.00
|
|
2016
|
Human Resources
|
8
|
IRN
|
€1,600.00
|
|
2016
|
Human Resources
|
8
|
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
|
€1,587.42
|
|
2016
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
Irish Centre for Business
|
€165.00
|
|
2016
|
Language Skills
|
1
|
Alliance Française de Dublin
|
€189.00
|
|
2016
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
IPA
|
€6,300.00
|
|
2016
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
The Communications Clinic
|
€400.00
|
|
2016
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
DCU
|
€240.00
|
|
2016
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
UCD
|
€50.00
|
|
2016
|
Public Relations
|
1
|
Public Relations Institute of Ireland
|
€50.00
|
|
2016
|
Specialist IT Training
|
1
|
SureSkills Limited
|
€850.00
|
|
2017
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
2
|
Public Affairs Ireland
|
€689.32
|
|
2017
|
Economic Policy, Law & Legislation
|
2
|
AllOne Limited
|
€700.00
|
|
2017
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
21
|
The Leuven Institute for Ireland
|
€14,999.88
|
|
2017
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
2
|
BMF Business Services
|
€553.50
|
|
2017
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
2
|
PMI
|
€450.72
|
|
2017
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
|
€424.87
|
|
2017
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
ACCA
|
€276.08
|
|
2017
|
Financial Business & Economics
|
1
|
LIA
|
€150.00
|
|
2017
|
Human Resources
|
22
|
IRN
|
€5,443.45
|
|
2017
|
Human Resources
|
22
|
Legal-Island
|
€5,015.00
|
|
2017
|
Human Resources
|
8
|
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
|
€2,063.85
|
|
2017
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
IPA
|
€1,950.00
|
|
2017
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
IITD
|
€500.00
|
|
2017
|
Human Resources
|
1
|
Public Affairs Ireland
|
€425.00
|
|
2017
|
Language Skills
|
1
|
Gaelchultur
|
€745.00
|
|
2017
|
Leadership Development
|
1
|
Institute of Directors of Ireland
|
€495.00
|
|
2017
|
Public Relations
|
2
|
Public Relations Institute of Ireland
|
€3,450.00
|
|
2017
|
Specialist IT Training
|
18
|
BT Ireland Limited
|
€5,099.94
|
|
2017
|
Specialist IT Training
|
1
|
SOLAS
|
€380.00
|
