Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Department of Health
Departmental Staff Data
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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693. To ask the Minister for Health the number of departmental staff in his press office; the reporting relationship in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46045/17]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The number of Department staff working in the Press Office of my Department and their reporting relationships are set out in the following table.
Staff member | Reporting relationship |
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Head of Press and Communications Office (Assistant Principal Officer) | Reports to a Principal Officer who also has responsibility for a number of other Units in the Department |
2 Higher Executive Officers | Report to the Head of Press and Communications Office (Assistant Principal Officer) |
1 Executive Officer | Reports to the 2 Higher Executive Officers |
1 Clerical Officer | Reports to the 2 Higher Executive Officers |
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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694. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol for attendance by staff, both civil servants and political non-civil servants, at 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. [46062/17]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The protocol for the Department of Health is to support its staff in their continuing professional development programmes.
With regards to the specific query the detailed information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.
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