Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Expenditure
Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline in tabular form the total cost of all conferences and seminars attended by his Department in 2012; the purpose of each conference/seminar; the location; the number of delegates that attended from his Department/agencies or otherwise that were represented; the total cost of each conference/seminar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5641/13]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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In response to the Deputy’s question the following table outlines the number of staff in my Department/agencies that attended conferences or seminars in 2012:
| Name & Purpose of Conference | Location | Number of delegates | T&S | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 8th National Health Summit | Dublin | 1 | €362.85 | |
| Legal Professional Privilege and the Protection of Communications | Dublin | 1 | €295.00 | |
| Judicial Review Law Conference | Dublin | 1 | €150.00 | |
| Health Management Institute Conference | Dublin | 1 | €100.00 | |
| Planning and Environmental Law Conference | Dublin | 1 | €395.00 | |
| Enforcing European Union Environmental Law | Cork | 1 | €134.99 | |
| IPA - Economic Recovery & Public Sector Reform | Dublin | 4 | €760.50 | |
| Judicial Review and Statutory Appeals | Dublin | 1 | €295.00 | |
| Grief at Work Seminars | Dublin | 1 | €350.00 | |
| Data Protection Conference - Practical Compliance | Dublin | 4 | €1,650.10 | |
| Justice Conference 2012 – Delivering Efficient, Affordable and Efficient Services | Dublin | 3 | €595.00 | |
| Good Governance - Responsibilities of Managers | Dublin | 1 | €180.00 | |
| Governance Forum- Responsibilities of Managers | Dublin | 1 | €225.00 | |
| IPASS Annual Update Day | Louth | 2 | €575.00 | |
| ACCA Debate - Irelands President’s Debate | Dublin | 1 | €20.00 | |
| Mindful Leader Conference - Leadership Qualities | Dublin | 1 | €120.00 | |
| Excellence Through People Information Day | Dublin | 1 | €50.00 | |
| Saville Wave Seminar - Personality Questionnaires | Belfast | 1 | €33.00 | |
| ACCA Conference - Mortgage Arrears into perspective | Dublin | 1 | €35.00 | |
| ACCA Conference - Employee Rights & Employer Duties | Dublin | 1 | €35.00 | |
| ACCA Taxation Conference - Taxation Update | Louth | 1 | €35.00 | |
| Public Sector Reform Conference - Public Sector Reform | Dublin | 1 | €240.00 | |
| Excellence Through People Conference - Getting Peoples Buy-In to Quality | Portlaoise | 1 | €75.00 | |
| ACCA Breakfast Conference - Joe Durkin speaking | Dublin | 1 | €35.00 | |
| Achilles Conference - Getting the content of OJEU & National Notices right | Dublin | 1 | €75.00 | |
| Achilles – Choosing the Best Selection & Award Criteria | Dublin | 1 | €75.00 | |
| Achilles - Contract Management for General Procurements | Dublin | 1 | €75.00 | |
| 9th UN Careers Roundtable | Brussels | 1 | €318.00 | |
| IPA Conference – Accounting Reform for the Irish Public Service | Dublin | 1 | €295.00 | |
| ACCA Budget Briefing | Dublin | 1 | €35.00 | |
| Future of HR in the Public Sector – Development in Public Sector Human Resource Management | Dublin | 1 | €301.35 | |
| Society of Forensic Toxicologists (SOFT) Conference – Developments in Forensic Toxicology | Boston | 1 | €3,194.59 | |
| United Kingdom & Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicologists (UKIAFT) Conference – Developments in Forensic Toxicology | Belfast | 1 | €329.04 | |
| Employment Law Seminar – Developments in Employment Law | Kildare | 1 | €44.70 | |
| Inaugural Willing Able Mentoring (WAM) Seminar – Debate on Disclosing Disability in the Workplace | Dublin | 1 | €8.00 | |
| Pathways to Work | Dublin | 1 | €116.85 | |
| Public Internal Control Seminar | Dublin | 2 | €12.40 | |
| County & City Librarians Association Seminar – Public Service Reform | Wicklow | 1 | €39.30 | |
| Annual Institute of Internal Auditors Conference | Meath | 3 | €2,408.98 | |
| Internal Audit Conference (EU) – Developing cross-EU Internal Audit liaison | Brussels | 2 | €1,290.61 | |
| Internal Audit Conference | Dublin | 7 | €208.44 | |
| Achieving Reform for the Public Sector Conference | Dublin | 2 | €731.23 | |
| State Aid Rules for National & EU Funds – Update | Berlin | 1 | €2,459.96 | |
| Technical Group Meeting – Update on technical issues for EU Structural Funds | Brussels | 2 | €1,779.40 | |
| IFRS Update Course – Update on Financial Reporting Standards | Dublin | 1 | €353.41 | |
| IBEC – HR Conference | Dublin | 2 | €971.70 | |
| IPA Housing Practitioners Conference | Limerick | 1 | €102.78 | €250.00 |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants – Euro Zone Crisis | Dublin | 1 | €239.85 | |
Total | €277.07 | €22,184.96 |
Details regarding conferences and seminars attended by OPW in 2012 are currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.
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