Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 454: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more telephone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided in each case; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13052/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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My Department provides remote access for critical staff (technical, administrative and management) where it is required to provide continuity of services to our clients. This is achieved through a number of mechanisms, for example secure remote on-line access and/or provision of mobile phones. There is no record of the provision of two or more phones lines at the home of any staff.

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 455: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money paid to the training officers in his Department in respect of travel and subsistence allowances; the number of training days organised; and if the relocation of CMOD to Tullamore has had an impact on the work of training officers or on the work of those who attend courses there. [13067/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The amount of money paid to training officers in the Staff Development Unit of my Department in respect of travel and subsistence allowances for the three-year period 2004 to 2006 inclusive, was €87,010.95. The number of training days delivered by these training officers for this three-year period was 756.

During 2004 and up to June 2005, an additional team of 20 trainers delivered training on the new Performance Management and Development System (PMDS). The total amount of travel and subsistence paid to these officers during that period was €129,124.

The relocation of CMOD to Tullamore has had minimal impact on the work of training officers, as there has only been one instance where three officers from my Department had to attend a meeting there. Similarly, in view of the dispersed nature of the Department, the relocation has not had a significant impact on the work of other staff members who have attended courses there.

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 456: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average amount of travel and subsistence allowances paid by his Department in respect of attendance at pre-retirement planning courses prior to the relocation of the Civil Service Training Centre to Tullamore; the average amount paid in respect of attendance at the same course since the centre was relocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13097/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The average amount of travel and subsistence allowances paid by my Department in 2006 in respect of attendance at pre-retirement planning courses in Dublin prior to the relocation of the Civil Service Training Centre to Tullamore was €404.77 per person. The average amount paid in 2006 in respect of attendance at pre-retirement planning courses since the centre was relocated to Tullamore in July 2006 was €553.00 per person.