John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 147: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the findings and recommendations of the action plan on speech writing carried out for his Department by a company (details supplied) in 2002; the cost of this review, in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30983/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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In 2001, my Department initiated a process of reviewing the speech writing function in the Department. This process was organised and managed by my Department with the assistance of a communications company. A report was subsequently prepared which contained a number of recommendations in relation to refreshing the approach to speech writing in the Department. The recommendations were made in three areas, namely: Efficiency of the Process; Content and Style; Feedback, Training and Development. The majority of the recommendations were subsequently implemented in the Department. The cost of the review was €21,145.