Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 144: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department, who have received or are receiving support to participate in post graduate educational courses in the years 2004 to 2008 inclusive. [26992/08]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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A total of 26 staff in the Department of Taoiseach have received or are currently receiving support to participate in post-graduate educational courses since 2004, broken down as follows:

In compliance with Circular 23/07 — Post Entry Education — Refund of Fees, Study Leave and Examination Leave, all courses funded by the Department of the Taoiseach are relevant to employment in the Civil Service generally.

To be eligible for a refund of course fees, each person is required to sign a necessary form of undertaking. This commits them to reimbursing, in full to the Department of the Taoiseach, the amount paid in respect of their academic studies if they discontinue the course or if they leave the Civil Service without having worked a period equal to the duration of the course following its completion.

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 145: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff currently employed in his Department; the number that currently have no office space or workstation; the number that must remain away from work as a result; if he will provide the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27328/08]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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There are 225 whole time equivalent staff employed in my Department, all of whom have been provided with appropriate accommodation.