Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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122. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the annual salary of all non commercial State sponsored bodies chief executive officers under the aegis of his Department. [34536/13]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) is the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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123. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form a list of all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34552/13]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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125. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction to all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013. [34584/13]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 125 together.

The table below details the expenditure by my Department on professional services, where professional services withholding tax has been applied, from 1 June 2012 to end May 2013.

Expenditure on Professional Services from 01/06/12 to 31/05/13

Savings of €44,994 would be available to the Exchequer if a 20% reduction was applied.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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124. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses and accompanying cost for the 2012/2013 academic year 1 September 2012 to 30 June 2013 provided for employees of his Department. [34568/13]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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127. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to training and development for his Department. [34616/13]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 127 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the tables below:

* Training workshops facilitated by DOT members of staff with expertise in the these areas.

** This training programme was provided in collaboration with the Department of Social Protection and incurred no cost.

*** This training was provided free of charge by the OPW.

A reduction in the 2012/13 academic year training and development expenditure of my Department would be as follows:

EU Presidency training was provided from the Presidency budget for staff across Departments and facilitated 319 people at a cost of €38,335.