Written answers

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Staff

9:00 pm

Photo of Joan CollinsJoan 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]

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard 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]

Photo of Phil HoganPhil 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 AuthorityDirectorateAttendeesCourse fee per participant
2012
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County CouncilCounty Manager1$11,450
LGMACEO1
Offaly County CouncilDirector of Service1
Wexford County CouncilDirector of Service1
Waterford County CouncilHead of Finance1
Clare County CouncilHead of Finance1
Fingal County CouncilHead of IT1
2011
Galway County CouncilDirector of Service1$11,200
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County CouncilDirector of Service1
Cavan County CouncilDirector of Service1
Waterford County CouncilDirector of Service1
Galway City CouncilDirector of Service1
2010
South Tipperary County CouncilDirector of Service1$11,200
North Tipperary County CouncilDirector of Service1
Mayo County CouncilDirector of Service1
Limerick City CouncilDirector of Service1
Kildare County CouncilDirector of Service1
Clare County CouncilHead of Finance1
2009
Waterford County CouncilDirector of Service1$11.200
Cork City CouncilDirector of Service1
Offaly County CouncilDirector of Service1
Carlow County CouncilDirector of Service1
2008
Dublin City CouncilExecutive Manager1$10,900
Wexford County CouncilDirector of Service1
Mayo County CouncilHead of Finance1
Kerry County CouncilDirector of Service1
Clare County CouncilDirector of Service1
South Tipperary County CouncilDirector of Service1

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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