Written answers
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Departmental Staff Training
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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377. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 cost, for the 2013-14 academic year, from 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014. [30089/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Details outlined in tables of Training Programmes and third level courses and costs for employees of Department for academic year 1 September 2013 to 30 June 2014.
Costings for courses completed between 1 September 2013 and 30 June 2014
| Course Type | Course Title | Training Provider/Presenter Cost |
|---|---|---|
| General and | 12th European Conference | €580.00 |
| Agriculture | Administrative Law | Nil |
| related Training | AES Inspectorate Seminar | Nil |
| Courses | AES Organics Training | €120.00 |
| - | Applied Work Practices & Procedures | Nil |
| - | Articulate Computer Training | €995.00 |
| - | Biocide and Additive Training | €1,265.55 |
| - | BTSF Seminar | Nil |
| - | Cert in Distilling Training | €3,604.31 |
| - | Conflict Mgmt & Resolution | €28,160.00 |
| - | CVRL Scientific Seminar | €1,092.62 |
| - | District Veterinary Office Training | Nil |
| - | Effective Meetings | Nil |
| - | Emotional Intelligence | €2,480.00 |
| - | ERAD Training | Nil |
| - | European Mycology Network | €200.00 |
| - | Bridge Lifespan | €195.00 |
| - | Genetically Modified Organism Training | Nil |
| - | Grassland Species Identification | €900.00 |
| - | HR Communications Workshop | Nil |
| - | Integrated Controls Series | Nil |
| - | Food Safety (Ice Cream) Workshop | €675.00 |
| - | ISO Laboratory Analytical | €300.00 |
| - | Induction | Nil |
| - | Inspection Procedures for Feed | Nil |
| - | Internal Auditing Laboratories | €2,750.00 |
| - | Specialist Internal Audit Training for Auditors | €5,505.00 |
| - | Investigation Skills | Nil |
| - | Land Law & Legal Docs | Nil |
| - | Language Training | €10,394.50 |
| - | Legal Services Short Courses | €5,305.00 |
| - | Level 1 Management Training | €10,740.00 |
| - | Level 2 Management | €10,298.00 |
| - | Myers Briggs Type Indicator Training | €1,945.00 |
| - | Mentor Mentee Training | Nil |
| - | Microsoft Computer Training | €6,760.00 |
| - | Minute Taking | Nil |
| - | Misc. Conference/Seminar | €30,600.00 |
| - | Negotiation Skills | €3,000.00 |
| - | Policy Analysis | €2,320.00 |
| - | Post-mortem Room Training | Nil |
| - | Poultry & Egg Inspectors Training | Nil |
| - | Presentation Skills | Nil |
| - | Project Management Course | €1,150.00 |
| - | Quality Customer Service | Nil |
| - | Rendering Training | Nil |
| - | Report Writing | €950.00 |
| - | Retirement Planning Course | €3,449.33 |
| - | Pre Audit Seminar | Nil |
| - | Construction Products Regulation | €195.00 |
| - | Tuber. Insp Training | Nil |
| - | Veterinary Public Health Seminar | Nil |
| - | Veterinary Public Health-Meat-Inspect | Nil |
| Specialised IT | IT Architects Training Course | €1,999.00 |
| Training | AMD 200 | €3,208.69 |
| Courses | AMD 800 | €3,208.69 |
| - | SCM 515 | €1,916.46 |
| - | ADM 200 | €3,116.01 |
| - | ADM 800 | €3,114.52 |
| - | ISQTB Foundation level | €6,700.00 |
| - | Web Development Training | €1,800.00 |
| - | Implementing Cisco IP Routing | €3,790.00 |
| - | GIS Training | €395.88 |
| - | ITIL Service Operation | €1,090.00 |
| - | Terminal Four Site Manager Advanced Web Developer | €2,000.00 |
| IT Conferences | CIO Conference | €904.05 |
| - | IT Public Sector Conference | €510.00 |
| - | ICS Leaders Conference | €702.07 |
| - | GIS Conference | €375.00 |
| - | Data Protection Conference | €400.00 |
| IT Subscriptions | Training Research Material | €116,227.31 |
| - | Annual Membership Subscription | €1,500.00 |
| - | Project Management Subscription | €2,200.00 |
| - | Annual IVI Subscription | €6,150.00 |
| Health and Safety | Health and Safety Training | €25,488.00 |
| Third Level | - | - |
| Bachelor Degree | Business Studies | €10,840.00 |
| - | Business Studies Open University | €3,113.20 |
| - | Business Information Systems | €2,750.00 |
| Certificate | Public Accountant | €2,834.00 |
| - | Training & Education | €5,860.00 |
| Degree | Applied Bio Science | €246.00 |
| - | Biosciences & Biotechnology | €4,431.60 |
| - | Exploring Science | €3,161.79 |
| - | Health Science | €1,510.22 |
| - | Human Resource Management | €5,000.00 |
| - | Humanities | €1,650.00 |
| - | Humanities - French Language | €529.13 |
| - | Natural Science | €1,042.82 |
| - | Rural Development | €3,352.00 |
| - | Social Science | €3,440.00 |
| - | Veterinary Epidemiology & Public Health | €10,032.56 |
| - | Veterinary Medicine | €4,000.00 |
| Diploma | Advanced Legislative Drafting | €4,500.00 |
| - | Official Statistics | €2,900.00 |
| - | Environmental Science & Social Policy | €900.00 |
| - | Management | €1,990.00 |
| - | Port Management | €3,617.61 |
| - | Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development | €3,600.00 |
| - | Computer Studies | €6,140.00 |
| - | Java Programming | €1,395.00 |
| Dip & Degree | Law | €6,295.00 |
| Doctorate | Governance | €30,000.00 |
| - | Research | €2,940.00 |
| Hons Degree | Economics Open University | €3,161.79 |
| Masters | Agriculture Economics | €11,493.36 |
| - | Applied eLearning | €2,875.00 |
| - | Economics Science in Policy Analysis | €13,900.00 |
| - | Environmental Sustainability | €833.25 |
| - | Financial Management | €7,500.00 |
| - | Science in Food Safety Management | €4,750.00 |
| - | Meat Science & Technology | €2,050.91 |
| MSc | Computer Science | €1,500.00 |
| PhD | Science | €1,120.00 |
| Qualification | Fellowship in Veterinary Pathology | €1,388.31 |
| Various | Public Management | €49,230.00 |
| - | Professional Accountant | €1,099.28 |
| Accompanying | Room Hire | €40,047.40 |
| Costs | - | - |
| - | Travel & Subsistence | €160,466.00 |
| - | Total Expenditure | €752,211.22 |
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 staff training and development provision for his Department. [30104/14]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Total Savings for Training and Development in 2013 if they were reduced by the percentage indicated by the Deputy are as follows:
| 5% = | €48,050 |
|---|---|
| 7% = | €67,270 |
| 10% = | €96,100 |
| 12% = | €115,320 |
| 15% = | €144,150 |
| 17% = | €163,370 |
| 20% = | €192,200 |
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