Written answers
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Expenditure
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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 accounting; the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013. [34543/13]
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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 accounting; the company name and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013. [34575/13]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 339 together.
The information requested is being collated at present and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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. [34559/13]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the table.
Staff engage in relevant third level and further education programmes in their own time to broaden and maintain their learning and competencies and to build capability to enable the Department meet current and future challenges. My Department also provides a range of targeted training courses annually in areas including financial training, legal training, Freedom of Information (FOI), business process improvement (BPI), IT technical and end user training, management and leadership. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is also provided for members of the Inspectorate and Psychological Service (NEPS) to address their priority training and development needs.
Cost of third level programmes for the 2012/2013 academic year paid to date.
| Course | College/University | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| BA Human Resource Management | National College of Ireland | 4,017.27 |
| MSc in Information Systems Strategy | Dublin City University | 5,655.00 |
| Doctorate of Education / Doctorate Education Psychology (4 staff) | NUI Maynooth | 17,734.00 |
| Diploma Sa Ghaeilge | NUI Maynooth | 1,000.00 |
| Diploma in Public Management | Institute of Public Administration | 2,500.00 |
| PhD in Complex Systems and Computational Social Science | University College Dublin | 3,600.00 |
| Corporate MBA | University of Limerick | 8,160.00 |
| Postgraduate Diploma in Public Mangement | Institute of Public Administration | 2,500.00 |
| MSc Spatial Planning | Dublin Institute of Technology | 1,335.00 |
| BA in Law (3 staff) | Athlone IT | 7,500.00 |
| BSc in Information Technology | Dublin City University | 1,650.00 |
| Diploma in Payroll Management | Irish Payroll Association (IPASS) | 1,590.00 |
| Bachelor of Business Studies | Institute of Public Administration | 2,980.00 |
| Diploma in Law | Institute of Public Administration | 2,750.00 |
| BA in Public Management (3 staff) | Institute of Public Administration | 8,460.00 |
| BA in Public Administration | Institute of Public Administration | 2,820.00 |
| Certificate in Civil Service and State Agency Studies (4 staff) | Institute of Public Administration | 3610.00 |
| Diploma in Official Statistics | Institute of Public Administration | 1,450.00 |
| Train the Trainer (FETAC Level 6) | Midland School of Childcare | 500.00 |
| MA in Public Management | Institute of Public Administration | 5,000.00 |
| Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy | Dublin Counselling and Therapy Centre | 4,700.00 |
| - | Cost of Academic Programmes | 89,511.27 |
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