Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 383: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of applications from staff for transfer, relocation or exchange received in his Department and/or other bodies or agencies under his aegis funded by his Department in each of the past three years to date in 2010; the number of approvals; the number of rejections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30766/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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It was not possible to reply to the Deputy with the information requested in the time permitted. I will write to the Deputy shortly setting out the information requested in respect of my Department.

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 384: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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. [31672/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The amount of funding provided for staff training and development for 2010, as set out in the 2010 Revised Estimates for Public Service, is €430,000. This has not been reduced subsequently. The amount spent by my Department on staff training and development in the period 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2010 was €93,146. My Department continuously seeks to deliver its staff training and development programmes in a Value for Money way while meeting the overall objective of building capability within the Department.