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Departmental Staff Training

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 May 2018

Thursday, 3 May 2018

Ceisteanna (277)

Timmy Dooley

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277. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent on facilitating departmental members' attendance at social media training conferences or other external events. [19393/18]

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Freagraí scríofa

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

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