Mattie McGrath
Ceist:368. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22142/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 22 May 2018
Ceisteanna (368)
Freagraí scríofa
The Department of Health’s Learning and Development Strategy 2016-2018 was developed as part of the Working Better Together Change Programme. It is the intention of the Strategy that all staff at the Department are provided with the opportunity to develop and achieve their full potential. Ultimately, the Strategy aims to support the Department's role in enabling an organisational environment where, on an ongoing basis, high performance is achieved, and the knowledge and skills of staff are developed.
In the context of the Strategy, total expenditure on Learning and Development activities for 2017 is set out in the following table on a quarter by quarter basis.
Expenditure includes: cost of training; seminar and conference fees; and professional membership fees.
|
Date |
Total Expenditure |
|
Q1 2017 |
€90,403.55 |
|
Q2 2017 |
€59,600.88 |
|
Q3 2017 |
€62,811.12 |
|
Q4 2017 |
€127,735.27 |
|
Total |
€340,550.82 |
Total incidental costs for 2017 comprised €940 relating to room hire.