Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Authority Staff
9:00 pm
Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 437: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of senior officials from each city and county council who participated in the programme for senior executives in State and local government at Harvard University in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the fee paid to the university for each participant each year; the additional costs and expenses paid in respect of each participant each year; who selects the participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31702/12]
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 451: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the six senior executives for whom the Local Government Management Agency provided funding to attend the three week executive management programme delivered by the John F. Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University, USA. [31936/12]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 and 451 together.
The information requested in the questions is set out in the following table:
Local Authority | Directorate | Attendees | Course fee per participant |
2012 | |||
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council | County Manager | 1 | $11,450 |
LGMA | CEO | 1 | |
Offaly County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Wexford County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Waterford County Council | Head of Finance | 1 | |
Clare County Council | Head of Finance | 1 | |
Fingal County Council | Head of IT | 1 | |
2011 | |||
Galway County Council | Director of Service | 1 | $11,200 |
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Cavan County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Waterford County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Galway City Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
2010 | |||
South Tipperary County Council | Director of Service | 1 | $11,200 |
North Tipperary County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Mayo County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Limerick City Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Kildare County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Clare County Council | Head of Finance | 1 | |
2009 | |||
Waterford County Council | Director of Service | 1 | $11.200 |
Cork City Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Offaly County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Carlow County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
2008 | |||
Dublin City Council | Executive Manager | 1 | $10,900 |
Wexford County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Mayo County Council | Head of Finance | 1 | |
Kerry County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
Clare County Council | Director of Service | 1 | |
South Tipperary County Council | Director of Service | 1 |
The Programme, which has been sponsored by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) since 1997, is designed for senior managers and focuses on the key areas of organisational strategy; political management; policy development; management controls and operations and management of human resources. The curriculum is designed to build on the significant skills which experienced executives already possess.
Each year, following a nomination and selection process, the selected participants are approved by the Board of the LGMA to attend. Travel expenses are paid by the respective local authority/employing body of each participant and details of these expenses are not held in my Department.
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