My Department is a member of three external organisations. Details of the three organisations and the amount paid to each in membership fees in the period 2015 to 2019 are set out in the table below.
Name of Organisation
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Year Joined
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Amounts Paid
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Level of Interaction
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Governance Forum at the Institute of Public Administration
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2016
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2015 - €0
2016 - €4,000
2017 - €4,000
2018 - €4,500
2019 - €4,500
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This forum has been established to provide advice, training and information on good governance. The forum is managed by the Institute of Public Administration to provide a network, events and advice on governance issues from a public interest perspective. As a member organisation of the Governance Forum since 2016, my Department avails of the range of services provided by the Forum, including attendance at briefing events and conferences, customised in-house training and consultancy, advice from governance specialists and access to the Governance Forum web site.
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Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Network Ireland
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2009
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2015 - €1,500
2016 - €1,500
2017 - €1,500
2018 - €0
2019 - €1,500
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Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Network Ireland provides a forum for the promotion and exchange of best practice information on CISM and information on standards, availability and provision of training for CISM. My Department is a member of the Network to maintain currency in relation to this area.
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Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA)
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1993
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2015 - €7,000
2016 - €8,500
2017 - €10,000
2018 - €10,000
2019 - €10,000
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The Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) is Ireland’s leading think tank on European and International affairs. It is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with charitable status. Its aim is to provide a forum for those with an interest in strategic planning in Irish Foreign and EU policy, and to evaluate and disseminate strategic policy options in these areas.
As a corporate member of the Institute, staff of my Department attend many of the briefing events and conferences which it organises over the course of any year.
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