Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 November 2017
240. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of providing external coaching and-or training services for staff development in his Department over the past five years and to date in 2017, by cost per year, in tabular form; the company that delivered the training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48807/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department supports the continuous development of its officers through the implementation of a broad range of professional programmes, focusing on leadership, management, compliance and evaluation with a view to strengthening the management and diplomatic capabilities of its staff.
In addition to intensive language training, my Department provides its officers with a comprehensive pre-posting training programme in advance of taking up duty in missions overseas. My Department participates in the European Diplomatic Programme (EDP) where officers benefit from exchanges with colleagues from other EU Member States. Officers also regularly attend courses delivered by the European External Action Service (EEAS). Since 2016, all newly recruited Third Secretaries and Administrative Officers participate in the Civil Service-wide Graduate Development Programme. Management development programmes are also delivered to support officers in supervisory roles at Executive Officer and Higher Executive Officer level. Officers from across my Department also benefit from support for third-level education under the Refund of Fees Scheme. Training and development programmes are advertised widely across the Department reflecting the commitment to lifelong learning and personal development contained in the Civil Service Renewal Plan.
Language training accounts for approximately one third of my Department's training and development expenditure. In 2016, the Department’s training and development total expenditure was €643,623 of which €212,901 was spent on language training. The overall expenditure on Training and Development under Vote 28 for 2012-2017 is contained in the table.
|
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 (to date) |
|
€503.045 |
€513,413 |
€631,686 |
€698,427 |
€643,623 |
€494,027 |
The companies which delivered the training courses from 2012 to 2017 are as follows.
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2012 |
|
PAI PUBLICATIONS LTD, |
|
BMF BUSINESS SERVICES |
|
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
|
ORDER OF MALTA |
|
THE IRISH TIMES |
|
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LTD |
|
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL (FIRE BRIGADE) |
|
INDEPENDENT COLLEGES |
|
TRINITY COLLEGE |
|
IRISH RED CROSS |
|
EMERGENCY CARE PRODUCTS |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LIMERICK LTD |
|
MILLEFEUILLE PROVENCE S.A.R.L. |
|
CIVIL SERVICE LANGUAGE CTR |
|
GAELCHULTUR TEORANTA |
|
GERMAN LANGUAGE CENTRE |
|
CREA LANGUES FRENCH |
|
SANDFORD LANGUAGE INST. LTD. |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DUBLIN |
|
HIGH PERFORMANCE |
|
PAUL LOFTUS & ASSOCIATES INC |
|
AVONDALE MEDIA SERVICES |
|
PATRICK SUTTON T/A COMMUNICATE |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
TIGER CONSULTING |
|
WRIGHT CONSULTANCY |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
2013 |
|
ICS SKILLS TRAINING & CERTIFICATION |
|
PAI PUBLICATIONS LTD, |
|
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
|
NIFAST |
|
ORDER OF MALTA |
|
DUBLIN CITYCOUNCIL (FIRE BRIGADE) |
|
HIGH PERFORMANCE |
|
LANGUAGES UNLIMITED SERVICES LTD |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DUBLIN |
|
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE FOR IRELAND |
|
SANDFORD LANGUAGE INST. LTD. |
|
TRINITY COLLEGE |
|
INSTITUTO CERVANTES |
|
MILLEFEUILLE PROVENCE S.A.R.L. |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
EN FRANCAIS |
|
GERMAN LANGUAGE CENTRE |
|
TIGER CONSULTING |
|
EMCO CUMARSAID TEO |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
PATRICK SUTTON T/A COMMUNICATE |
|
AVONDALE MEDIA SERVICES |
|
PITMAN TRAINING CENTRE |
|
WRIGHT CONSULTANCY |
|
CLARE MULLIGAN CONSULTING LTD |
|
SHANNON CONSULTING |
|
THE WHEEL |
|
SURESKILLS |
|
BIG WAVE MEDIA TRAINING LTD |
|
EMERGENCY CARE PRODUCTS |
|
THE IRISH TIMES |
|
SANDFORD LANGUAGE INST. LTD. |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LIMERICK LTD |
|
MARIE THERESE SAFFRE |
|
LANGUAGES UNLIMITED SERVICES LTD |
|
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE FOR IRELAND |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE CORK LTD |
|
INSTITUTO CERVANTES |
|
GOETHE INSTITUTE DUBLIN |
|
LANGUAGES UNLIMITED SERVICES LTD |
|
PEAK CONNEXXION LTD |
|
TIGER CONSULTING |
|
WRIGHT CONSULTANCY |
|
SHANNON CONSULTING |
|
BIG WAVE MEDIA TRAINING LTD |
|
EMCO CUMARSAID TEO |
|
PITMAN TRAINING CENTRE |
|
CENAD |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
KIMMAGE DEVELOPMENT STUDIES CENTRE |
|
NIFAST |
|
EMERGENCY CARE PRODUCTS |
|
UNITAR TRAINING |
|
THE IRISH TIMES |
|
PITMAN TRAINING NAAS |
|
GERMAN LANGUAGE CENTRE |
|
FIRE AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING |
|
BRYAN ANDREWS T/A BA & ASSOCIATES |
|
AVONDALE MEDIA SERVICES |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
ORDER OF MALTA |
|
LEGAL-ISLAND LTD |
|
CONRADH NA GAEILGE |
|
GAELCHULTUR TEORANTA |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DUBLIN |
|
SEVEN |
|
MAPLES CONSULTING |
|
THE COMMUNICATIONS CLINIC |
|
LA TOUCHE TRAINING |
|
UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK LANGUAGE CENTRE |
|
OIDEAS GAEL |
|
OLIVE SAFETY SERVICES |
|
USAFETY |
|
LIAM SCOLLAN |
|
2014 |
|
IRISH CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN LAW |
|
PAI PUBLICATIONS LTD |
|
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
|
NIFAST |
|
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL (FIRE BRIGADE) |
|
THE WHEEL |
|
SURESKILLS |
|
ORDER OF MALTA |
|
BIG WAVE MEDIA TRAINING LTD |
|
EMERGENCY CARE PRODUCTS |
|
DCM LEARNING |
|
THE IRISH TIMES |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
SANDFORD LANGUAGE INST. LTD. |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LIMERICK LTD |
|
MARIE THERESE SAFFRE |
|
LANGUAGES UNLIMITED SERVICES LTD |
|
MILLEFEUILLE PROVENCE S.A.R.L. |
|
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE FOR IRELAND |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE CORK LTD |
|
INSTITUTO CERVANTES |
|
GOETHE INSTITUTE DUBLIN |
|
AVONDALE MEDIA SERVICES |
|
PEAK CONNEXXION LTD |
|
PATRICK SUTTON T/A COMMUNICATE |
|
TIGER CONSULTING |
|
WRIGHT CONSULTANCY |
|
SHANNON CONSULTING |
|
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
|
BIG WAVE MEDIA TRAINING LTD |
|
SURESKILLS |
|
EMCO CUMARSAID TEO |
|
PITMAN TRAINING CENTRE |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
CENAD |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
SURESKILLS |
|
2015 |
|
PAI PUBLICATIONS LTD, |
|
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
|
NIFAST |
|
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LTD |
|
ORDER OF MALTA |
|
DUBLIN CITYCOUNCIL (FIRE BRIGADE) |
|
HIGH PERFORMANCE |
|
LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND |
|
LANGUAGES UNLIMITED SERVICES LTD |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DUBLIN |
|
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE FOR IRELAND |
|
SANDFORD LANGUAGE INST. LTD. |
|
MARIE THERESE SAFFRE |
|
TRINITY COLLEGE |
|
INSTITUTO CERVANTES |
|
MILLEFEUILLE PROVENCE S.A.R.L. |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
EN FRANCAIS |
|
GERMAN LANGUAGE CENTRE |
|
TIGER CONSULTING |
|
EMCO CUMARSAID TEO |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
PATRICK SUTTON T/A COMMUNICATE |
|
AVONDALE MEDIA SERVICES |
|
PITMAN TRAINING CENTRE |
|
WRIGHT CONSULTANCY |
|
CLARE MULLIGAN CONSULTING LTD |
|
PATRICK SUTTON T/A COMMUNICATE |
|
OLIVE SAFETY SERVICES |
|
THE WHEEL |
|
SURESKILLS |
|
ORDER OF MALTA |
|
BIG WAVE MEDIA TRAINING LTD |
|
EMERGENCY CARE PRODUCTS |
|
THE IRISH TIMES |
|
SANDFORD LANGUAGE INST. LTD. |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE CORK LTD |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LIMERICK LTD |
|
GOETHE INSTITUTE DUBLIN |
|
MILLEFEUILLE PROVENCE S.A.R.L. |
|
PEAK CONNEXXION LTD |
|
PATRICK SUTTON T/A COMMUNICATE |
|
TIGER CONSULTING |
|
WRIGHT CONSULTANCY |
|
SHANNON CONSULTING |
|
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
|
SURESKILLS |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
CENAD |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
SURESKILLS |
|
TRINITY COLLEGE |
|
KIMMAGE DEVELOPMENT STUDIES CENTRE |
|
EMERGENCY CARE PRODUCTS |
|
THE IRISH TIMES |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DUBLIN |
|
LANGUAGES UNLIMITED SERVICES LTD |
|
GERMAN LANGUAGE CENTRE |
|
GOETHE INSTITUTE DUBLIN |
|
OIDEAS GAEL |
|
MILLEFEUILLE PROVENCE S.A.R.L. |
|
FIRE AND INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING |
|
BRYAN ANDREWS T/A BA & ASSOCIATES |
|
EMERGENCY CARE PRODUCTS |
|
IRISH HOSPICE FOUNDATION |
|
2016 |
|
IRISH CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN LAW |
|
PAI PUBLICATIONS LTD |
|
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
|
NIFAST |
|
ORDER OF MALTA |
|
DUBLIN CITYCOUNCIL (FIRE BRIGADE) |
|
HIGH PERFORMANCE |
|
LANGUAGES UNLIMITED SERVICES LTD |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DUBLIN |
|
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE FOR IRELAND |
|
SANDFORD LANGUAGE INST. LTD. |
|
MARIE THERESE SAFFRE |
|
TRINITY COLLEGE |
|
INSTITUTO CERVANTES |
|
MILLEFEUILLE PROVENCE S.A.R.L. |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
EN FRANCAIS |
|
GERMAN LANGUAGE CENTRE |
|
TIGER CONSULTING |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
PATRICK SUTTON T/A COMMUNICATE |
|
TIGER CONSULTING |
|
AVONDALE MEDIA SERVICES |
|
PITMAN TRAINING CENTRE |
|
WRIGHT CONSULTANCY |
|
CLARE MULLIGAN CONSULTING LTD |
|
OLIVE SAFETY SERVICES |
|
EMCO CUMARSAID TEO |
|
SHANNON CONSULTING |
|
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LTD |
|
THE WHEEL |
|
SURESKILLS |
|
BIG WAVE MEDIA TRAINING LTD |
|
THE IRISH TIMES |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LIMERICK LTD |
|
LANGUAGES UNLIMITED SERVICES LTD |
|
MILLEFEUILLE PROVENCE S.A.R.L. |
|
GOETHE INSTITUTE DUBLIN |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LIMERICK LTD |
|
KIMMAGE DEVELOPMENT STUDIES CENTRE |
|
GERMAN LANGUAGE CENTRE |
|
OIDEAS GAEL |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
IRISH HOSPICE FOUNDATION |
|
LEGAL-ISLAND LTD |
|
GAELCHULTUR TEORANTA |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DUBLIN |
|
GOETHE INSTITUTE DUBLIN |
|
LA TOUCHE TRAINING |
|
PEAK CONNEXXION LTD |
|
CENAD |
|
BRYAN ANDREWS T/A BA & ASSOCIATES |
|
OLIVE SAFETY SERVICES |
|
EMCO CUMARSAID TEO |
|
SEVEN |
|
PATRICK SUTTON T/A COMMUNICATE |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
THE COMMUNICATIONS CLINIC |
|
APPIAN POINT LTD |
|
USAFETY |
|
2017 |
|
PAI PUBLICATIONS LTD, |
|
LEGAL-ISLAND LTD |
|
CPL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD |
|
ORDER OF MALTA |
|
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
|
FILMBASE LTD |
|
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL (FIRE BRIGADE) |
|
SAFETY SOLUTIONS SWIFT LTD |
|
LA TOUCHE TRAINING |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
GOETHE INSTITUTE DUBLIN |
|
GAELCHULTUR TEORANTA |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DUBLIN |
|
SANDFORD LANGUAGE INST. LTD. |
|
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LIMERICK LTD |
|
UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK LANGUAGE CENTRE |
|
LANGUAGES UNLIMITED SERVICES LTD |
|
MILLEFEUILLE PROVENCE S.A.R.L. |
|
INSTITUTO CERVANTES |
|
OIDEAS GAEL |
|
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE FOR IRELAND |
|
PEAK CONNEXXION LTD |
|
CENAD |
|
BRYAN ANDREWS T/A BA & ASSOCIATES |
|
SHANNON CONSULTING |
|
TIGER CONSULTING |
|
OLIVE SAFETY SERVICES |
|
THE IRISH TIMES |
|
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
|
SEVEN |
|
EMCO CUMARSAID TEO |
|
IRISH HOSPICE FOUNDATION |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
|
PATRICK SUTTON T/A COMMUNICATE |
|
USAFETY |
|
DUBLIN RAPE CRISIS CENTRE |
|
THE COMMUNICATIONS CLINIC |
|
LIAM SCOLLAN |
|
SHANNON CONSULTING |
|
APPIAN POINT LTD |
|
SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL & AFRICAN STUDIES |
