Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31680/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The allocation for Staff Training and Development in my Department for 2010 was €400,000. This figure does not include the operational costs of the Department's Corporate Learning Unit such as staffing costs.

In June 2010 the allocation was reduced to €370,000 following the transfer of my Department's responsibility for Equality and Human Rights, along with the staff engaged in this work, to the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs. Up to the end of June 2010, €191,000 has been spent, which is in line with expectations.

It should be noted that a number of Agencies under the aegis of my Department separately invest significant resources in staff development. I can assure the Deputy that across my Department there is a deep commitment to promoting a learning culture to develop our internal capacity and enhance our overall business performance.