Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Staff Training
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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504. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the protocol for attendance by staff, both civil servants and political non-civil servants, to continuing professional development programmes and courses; the number of staff, both civil servants and political non-civil servants, in his Department who participated in such programmes on an annual basis in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the costs incurred by his Department for persons who participated in these courses; the providers of all such courses; the subject areas of all courses and programmes provided, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46064/17]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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My Department is committed to promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional development with a view to enhancing organisational and individual capability. The Department invests in a range of courses and programmes designed to address any gaps in knowledge and expertise. Staff also attend conferences and seminars to ensure that they are keeping up to date with recent developments and improvements related to their specific areas such as European policy, IT, human resources. My Department also provides financial assistance under a scheme where fees for third level courses may be refunded, if appropriate, to some staff pursuing third level courses which are relevant to the business of the Organisation.
The attached table (tab A) outlines the total learning and development costs from 2011 to date, including spend on courses, seminars, and the refund of fees scheme. It also details the number of training days and attendance figures for courses within that period.
The list of providers and courses provided over this period is extensive. The attached list (tab B) details the main providers for the period in question. The courses provided cover a wide range of areas including communication skills, people management, leadership, change management, as well as technical skills such as IT, inspection, audit, accounting, legal skills.
Breakdown of Expenditure from 2011 to September 2017
| Year | Training Courses (this includes cost of all courses delivered specifically for DJE staff and the cost of attendance on outside courses attended by staff) | Refund of Fees Scheme (reimbursement of part or all of course fees for 3rd level courses attended by staff in their own time) | Seminars and Conferences | Total | No of Training Days (for all course specifically run for DJE staff) | Total No. of Attendees over all Training Days (referred to in coloumn F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| € | € | € | € | |||
| 2011 | 294,876.00 | 267,685.00 | 8,632.00 | 571,193.00 | 156 | 1051 |
| 2012 | 179,744.00 | 174,005.00 | 13,456.00 | 367,205.00 | 126 | 881 |
| 2013 | 58,217.00 | 158,576.00 | 13,183.00 | 229,976.00 | 37 | 334 |
| 2014 | 60,230.00 | 166,900.00 | 17,191.00 | 244,321.00 | 14 | 542 |
| 2015 | 114,588.00 | 138,022.00 | 16,289.00 | 268,899.00 | 27 | 167 |
| 2016 | 254,592.00 | 159,220.00 | 38,343.00 | 452,155.00 | 122 | 2997* |
| 2017 - to Sept | 343,000.00 | 85,716.00 | 26,548.00 | 455,264.00 | 165 | 1554 |
* This figure includes the participation of 1319 staff on an monitored online Diversity Awareness Training Course
| List of main Training Providers from 2011 to Sept 2017 |
|---|
| ACCA |
| Accounting Technicians Ireland |
| Adaptas Training |
| Alliance Francaise |
| All-One Corporate Solutions Ltd |
| Arcline Ltd |
| Ashville Media Group Ltd |
| Beacon Training |
| Bluewave Technology Limited |
| Byrne Wallace Law Firm |
| Carr Communications Ltd |
| CENAD sprl |
| Chartered Accountants Ireland, |
| Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors Ireland |
| Chris Mee Group |
| CIPD Ireland |
| Common Purpose Limited |
| DCM Learning |
| DeafHear.ie |
| Deloitte |
| Department of Finance |
| Department of Public Expenditure & Reform |
| DMS Personnel Consultants (Ireland) Ltd |
| ERA Academy of European Law |
| Ernst & Young |
| Euroaische Rechtsakademie |
| European Academy for Taxes, Economics and Law |
| European Institute of Communications |
| Eurpoean Institute of Public Administration |
| Evolution, Human Resource & Management Consultancy |
| Fitzwilliam Institute Group |
| Gaelchultur |
| GovNet Communications |
| HazChem Training Limited |
| Hibernian Training Courses |
| IACT |
| ICS Skills |
| IIA Training Ltd |
| Institute of Bankers |
| Institute of Internal Auditors UK & Ireland |
| Institute of International & European Affairs |
| Institute of Public Administration |
| International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) |
| IPASS |
| Irish Centre for European Law |
| Irish Quality Centre |
| Irish Times Training (Irish Times Ltd, Itronics Ltd) |
| La Touche Training |
| Law Society of Ireland |
| Leaders UK and Ireland Ltd (Young Programme Events Ltd) |
| Legal-Island Ltd |
| Mazars |
| Mediator's Institute of Ireland |
| New Horizons Ireland |
| Olas |
| Optima Training & Consulting Ltd., |
| PDP Training |
| Perpetual Solutions |
| Pitman Training |
| Presidion ( Formally SPSS Ireland) |
| Professional Development Ireland Ltd |
| Public Affairs Ireland |
| Riskom International Pty Ltd |
| Rothwell Performance Consulting |
| Seneca Healthcare Solutions CiC |
| Seven Psychology at Work |
| Shannon Consulting |
| Sureskills Ltd |
| The Communications Clinic Ltd |
| The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Ltd. |
| The Dublin Solicitors Bar Association |
| The Honorable Society of King's Inns |
| The Sandford Language Institute |
| Tiger Consulting |
| Trigraph Professional Training |
| Trinity College Dublin |
| UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School |
| UCD Adult Education Centre |
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