Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 17 November 2022
Public Accounts Committee
2021 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Finance Accounts 2021
2021 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2021
Chapter 2 - Net Cost of Banking Stabilisation Measures
Chapter 22 - Ireland Apple Escrow Fund
9:30 am
Mr. John Hogan:
It relates to the cost of the course in a particular year. Typically, fees for courses are paid yearly or, in the context of some I am familiar with, upfront where pursued over a six-month period. If the individual leaves during the year or whatever the period is, there is a clawback. There are standard arrangements for the refunding of fees. We see our own Department as a very effective learning and development organisation. We invest strongly in the sort of people we have in the organisation. We try to offer them opportunities to enhance their personal development and career opportunities. In turn, we see a benefit for the organisation in all that.
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