Details of the conferences sponsored directly by my Department are set in the following table:
Sponsorship of Conferences
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2017
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2018
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University College, Cork – Biennial Conference on National Child Protection and Welfare Social Work
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€11,000
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Empowering People In Care (EPIC) - National Aftercare Conference
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€8,000
|
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Irish Foster Care Association (IFCA) – Annual National Conference
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€10,000
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€12,981
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Irish Aftercare Network – Annual Conference
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€2,500
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Social Work, Education and Social Development (SWSD) – Annual Conference
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€9,840
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Children and Young People's Services Committees National Conference
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€21,892
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Total by Year
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€29,000
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€47,213
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My Department does not have a dedicated budget for advertising and/or the sponsorship of conferences. As costs occur, they are allocated against the programme cost centre involved. The overall objective is to keep costs of this nature to a minimum and these services are only used when deemed necessary in the course of Departmental activity. In the circumstances, it is not possible to identify the projected spend for 2019.