Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 September 2019
75. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach the names of external consultancies that delivered and continue to deliver advice and training on all aspects of GDPR in the context of preparedness and ongoing upskilling of staff regarding the regulation; and the cost expended on the external advice and training of same to date in tabular form. [36421/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that the names of the companies/consultancies that have delivered advice and training on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to staff in the Department of the Taoiseach since 2016 and the costs of same are set out as requested, in the following table.
|
Year |
Course/Conference |
Provider |
Cost (inc VAT where applicable) |
|
2016 |
Privacy and Data Protection Conference (2 participants) |
Irish Centre for European Law |
€ 320.00 |
|
2016 |
Data Protection Training (14 participants) |
DCM learning |
€ 695.00 |
|
2016 |
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) - Training (1 participant) |
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) |
€ 665.50 |
|
2016 |
IAPP Training Courses (including annual IAPP membership for 2 persons) |
IAPP |
€3,485.00 |
|
2016 |
Annual Data Protection Compliance Conference |
PDP Conferences |
€1,009.00 |
|
2017 |
Privacy and Data Protection Conference (2 participants) |
Irish Centre for European Law |
€ 320.00 |
|
2017 |
Preparing for GDPR (1 participant) |
Commercial Media Group (CMG) |
€ 448.90 |
|
2017 |
Preparing for GDPR (1 participant) |
CMG |
€ 448.90 |
|
2017 |
GDPR for State Bodies – Training (1 participant) |
CMG |
€ 365.00 |
|
2018 |
GDPR Compliance Course (2 participants) |
Legal Island Ltd |
€1,217.70 |
|
2018 |
GDPR Training Course (1 participant) |
Sureskills Ltd |
€ 395.00 |
|
2018 |
National GDPR Conference (2 participants) |
CMG |
€ 971.70 |
|
2018 |
Preparing for GDPR DPO training (1 participant) |
CMG |
€ 375.00 |
|
2018 |
GDPR and Media Relations (1 participant) |
Media hq |
€ 50.00 |
|
2018 |
GDPR/FOI training (1 participant) |
CMG |
€ 395.00 |
|
2018 |
DPO official training 5-days (1 participant) |
IACT |
€ 888.00 |
|
2019 |
Customised e-training course in GDPR for Department Staff to take on their PCs - All Grades included |
Colleary & Co. |
€8,118.00 |
|
2019 |
Data Privacy Conference (1 participant) |
CMG |
€ 485.95 |
|
Total to date |
€20,653.65 |
