Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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459. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the expected training and development and incidental expenses with the list of training and development courses he expects officers in his Department to undergo in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30043/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Training and development courses can be broadly broken down into two categories: third level academic courses under the refund of fees scheme and courses related to developmental needs of individual officers. Demands for the first category for the 2014/15 academic year have yet to be determined. Demand for the second category is generated under the Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) as set out in the training section of an individual officer’s Role Profile form. This category is generally subject to a competitive tendering process for each course which means that the actual figures will be only become apparent at a later date.