Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a spending and project breakdown of his Department's training, development and incidental expenses for 2012. [36579/12]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The total estimated expenditure in respect of training, development and incidental expenses for 2012 in my Department is €488,000. The training and development budget is €174,000. This budget is to cover training and development and post– entry education initiatives to ensure that staff have the necessary skills and expertise to enable the Department to meet its strategic priorities and to support a continuous learning culture in the Department. The main items of expenditure in respect of incidental expenses include official entertainment, security, cleaning, subscriptions and sundry running costs of the Department.