Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Staff Training
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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305. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses provided for employees of his Department, and accompanying cost, for the 2013-2014 academic year, from 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014. [30092/14]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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The table below sets out a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses provided for employees of my Department from 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014.
Third Level Fees
| Course | Cost |
|---|---|
| BSC (Hons) Computing IT & Mathematics | €3,200 |
| Doctorate in Governance | €10,000 |
| Doctorate in Governance | €9,598 |
| MSc Forensic Computing & Cybercrime Investigation | €3,370 |
| BA in Public Management | €2,220 |
| MA in Public Management | €7,500 |
| Cert in Civil Service & State Agency Studies | €950 |
| Diploma in Emergency Management | €6,500 |
| ACCA – Law & Taxation | €2,311 |
| BA in Law | €2,000 |
| Diploma in Public Relations | €995 |
| Advanced Diploma in Life Coaching | €1087 |
| BSC Module | €1134 |
| Total | €50,865 |
| Other Training Courses and Programmes provided for employees of DCENR[1] | |
| Name of course | Cost |
| Mine Closure Conference | €913 |
| Executive Voice Training | €725 |
| Intro to ArcGIS | €835 |
| From Croke Park to Haddington Road Conference | €480 |
| Certificate in Leadership | €1,110 |
| Oracle Online Course | €395 |
| Public Procurement* | - |
| Strategies & Techniques to manage people effectively | €255 |
| Writing on the Web | €255 |
| Manual Handling Course | €45 |
| Oral Hearings & Inquiries Conference | €275 |
| Introductory GIS Training | €525 |
| Certificate in Public Law | €680 |
| Access & Excel all levels* | €5,710 |
| Statutory Instruments* | - |
| Developments in Public Procurement | €301 |
| Employment Law* | €2,168 |
| HEO-AO Grade Development* | €2,100 |
| SO-EO Grade Development* | €1,890 |
| Conflict Management & Mediation | €255 |
| Examining FOI Act | - |
| Presentation Skills Training* | €450 |
| Interviewer & Interviewee Training* | €4,000 |
| AP Grade Development* | €3,330 |
| Certificate in Corporate Governance | €960 |
| Management of people under PMDS | €345 |
| Catering for Grade Development training | €1,301 |
| French Classes | €944 |
| IPA Conference | €175 |
| Occupational First Aid | €1,065 |
| ArcGIS IGI course | €350 |
| Irish Association for Economic Geology Copper Conference | €300 |
| Competition Law Forum | €30 |
| Health & Safety training room hire | €299 |
| Coaching | €1,260 |
| Room Hire for Fire Marshall Training | €50 |
| Institute of Geologists of Ireland course | €450 |
| Future of Broadcasting | €1636 |
| Pan European Reserve Resources Committee code of practice | €250 |
| National Digital Strategy* | €63 |
| Analysis of SSB and Preparation of Memorandum to Government* | - |
| Board of Directors Course | €455 |
| Agresso Purchase to Pay* | - |
| Microsoft Project Management | €550 |
| Share Point* | €850 |
| Time Management | €299 |
| Excel & Lotus Notes* | €840 |
| Minute Taking courses* | €1,100 |
| Agresso Financial Reporting* | - |
| Obligations for DCENR staff under the Official Languages Act* | €50 |
| Managing Learning and Development | €560 |
| Corporate Governance* | €750 |
| Conference on strengthening Data Protection Standards in Europe | €690 |
| French Lessons | €108 |
| Total | €42,427 |
| Overall Total | €93,292 |
[1] Training shown at nil cost is training provided in-house by Departmental staff.
* This is training provided on a group basis.
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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306. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer from a reduction of 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20%, respectively in the staff training and development provision for his Department. [30107/14]
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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In 2014 the total budget for training and development in my Department is €120,000.
The table below shows the potential annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to training and development based on the budget for 2014.
| % Reduction | Cost | Potential Annual Saving |
|---|---|---|
| 5% | €114,000 | €6,000 |
| 7% | €111,600 | €8,400 |
| 10% | €108,000 | €12,000 |
| 12% | €105,600 | €14,400 |
| 15% | €102,000 | €18,000 |
| 17% | €99,600 | €20,400 |
| 20% | €96,000 | €24,000 |
My Department continuously seeks to deliver training and development programmes to staff at a reduced cost while meeting the overall objective of building capability within the Department.
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