Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 124: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that was spent by his Department on leadership training in 1997; the persons who were the beneficiaries of the training; the contractors who provided this training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15046/08]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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There was no expenditure specifically on leadership training by my Department in 1997. However, following a tendering process in mid-1996, a contract was agreed with Open Management Training Ltd to provide:

(i) Staff Appraisal/Performance Management training to junior and mid-management Civil Servants; and

(ii) Management Development training to be delivered to Civil Servants serving at senior management grades.

The training was held in 1997 and the total cost was £11,050. Participants in both training programmes received five days training. The third day of the Management Development training programme focused on leadership and delegation. The other training days focused on business planning, objective setting, negotiation skills, management and planning. The money paid to OMT reflects the cost of both training programmes, and as such, it is not possible to give an exact price for the 'leadership' element of the programmes.