Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Department of Health
Departmental Staff Training
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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426. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses provided for employees of his Department, and the accompanying costs, for the 2013-2014 academic year, from 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014. [30098/14]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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A list of all third level and other training courses, including their cost for the 2013/2014 academic year 1 September 2013 to end of June 2014 is set out in the tables below. Total cost is €97,186.22
Third level academic courses funded under the refund of fees scheme, circular 23/2007 refers, from September 2013 to June 2014 are as follows:
| Certified Project Management Diploma | €2,250.00 |
|---|---|
| Diploma in Corporate Governance | €12,600.00 |
| Legislative Drafting Certificate (3 staff ) | €12,000.00 |
| Masters in Policy Analysis | €3,950.00 |
| BA (Hons) Law & the Administration of Justice | €2,820.00 |
| Diploma in Health Services Policy | €1,500.00 |
| Total | €35,120.00 |
Specific skills training courses of varying duration provided by public and commercial training agencies from September 2013 to June 2014 are as follows:
| Excel Training - Intermediate/Advanced (4 staff) | €996.00 |
|---|---|
| Excel Training Beginners | €249.00 |
| Word Training Advanced | €249.00 |
| Word Intermediate and Advanced | €450.00 |
| Excel Introduction and Intermediate | €558.00 |
| Interviewee Skills Training | €2,775.00 |
| Interview Board Training (3 staff) | €600.00 |
| Interview Board Training (3 staff) | €450.00 |
| Interviewee Training | €1,100.00 |
| Interview Board Training (3 staff) | €550.00 |
| Interview Preparation and Communication Skills Training | €550.00 |
| Certificate of Freedom of Information (2 staff) | €1,305.00 |
| Freedom of Information for Decision Makers | €450.00 |
| Certificate in Leadership - | €1,100.00 |
| Leadership Training Programme | €3,395.11 |
| Leadership Challenge Programme (3 staff) | €15,900.00 |
| Social Media & Communications Training | €1,050.00 |
| Writing for the Web | €900.00 |
| Minute Taking ( 4 staff) | €960.00 |
| Personal Coaching and Development | €1,580.00 |
| Certificate in Project Management for Public Sector Administration | €2,330.00 |
| No Nonsense Project Management | €325.00 |
| Course on ethics of reproductive technologies | €750.75 |
| Certificate in Public Law | €740.00 |
| Certificate in Public Finance Management | €1,180.00 |
| SMART Reading | €300.00 |
| The Power of Goal Setting | €850.00 |
| An Update on Employment Law | €345.00 |
| Report Writing | €245.00 |
| Introduction to Internal Audit | €1,620.00 |
| Certificate in Public Sector Corporate Governance (3 staff) | €2,910.00 |
| Redeployment in the Public Sector | €245.00 |
| Annual Training for Inst Chartered Accts | €2,000.00 |
| Healthcare Leaders Masterclass 2014 | €950.00 |
| Writing and Presentation Skills | €2,500.00 |
| Oxford Programme on Negotations | €9,608.36 |
| Total | €62,066.22 |
| Total | €97,186.22 |
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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427. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer from a reduction of 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20%, respectively, in the training and development provision for his Department. [30113/14]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17%, and 20% reduction to training and development for my Department in 2014 based on the allocation of €300,000 is set out in the following table.
Training and Development Budget 2014 €300,000
| Reduction | Annual saving |
|---|---|
| 5% | €15,000 |
| 7% | €21,000 |
| 10% | €30,000 |
| 12% | €36,000 |
| 15% | €45,000 |
| 17% | €51,000 |
| 20% | €60,000 |
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