I am advised that since the establishment of the Department in June 2011, my Department has spent €6,383 facilitating departmental members' attendance at social media training conferences and other external events. No expenditure occurred in the years 2011 and 2015.
A breakdown is set out in the following table:
Year
|
Type of Event
|
Title
|
Number of Staff
|
Cost
|
2012
|
Training Course
|
Social Media in the Public Sector
|
3
|
€1,337
|
2013
|
Conference
|
Social Media for Consultation
|
1
|
€433
|
2013
|
Training Course
|
Social Media Marketing
|
1
|
€349
|
2014
|
Training Course
|
Social Media Training
|
20
|
€3,264
|
2016
|
Training Course
|
Social Media for Business
|
1
|
€500
|
2017
|
Training Course
|
Social Media for Business
|
1
|
€500
|