Written answers

Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Departmental Staff Training

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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1109. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 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 her 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 her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [46054/17]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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My Department supports staff to continue their professional development in their chosen profession through payment of fees to attend various courses and programmes and also payment of subscription and membership fees to the relevant professional bodies.

Details of continuous professional development costs from 2011 to date are set out in the following table:

YearNo. of civil servantsNo. of political non civil servantsCosts incurred by DepartmentSubject area of courses and programmesProviders of courses and programmes
201100000
201200000
201320€430.00Accountancy

Audit
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Institute of Public Administration ( IPA)
201440€9140.84Social Work

Finance

Legal

Audit
British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN)

Public Affairs Ireland (PAI)

Institute of Public Administration ( IPA)

Law Society of Ireland

Ashville Media Group
201580€8551.78Social Work

Accountancy

Legal

Audit
British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN)

Health & Social Care Professionals Council (CORU)

Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW)

The Institute of Certified of Public Accountants (CPA)

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Kings Inn

Law Society of Ireland

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Training Ltd

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development LTD (ACJRD)

Institute of Public Administration ( IPA)

ERA Academy of European Law
201680€5431.81Social Work

Accountancy

Legal

Audit
Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Training Ltd

The Bessborough Centre

Health & Social Care Professionals Council (CORU)

Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW)

International Society for the Prevention of Child and Neglect (ISPCAN)

British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN)

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Training Ltd

University College Dublin

Law Society of Ireland

ERA Academy of European Law

International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA)

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

Social Research Association

Cantwell Media Group
201770€10,747.70Social Work

Accountancy

Legal

Audit

Finance
Conference Partners Ltd

PDP Conferences

Falconbury

Barnardos Guardian Ad Litem Service

Health & Social Care Professionals Council (CORU)

CMJ Professional Training

Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors

Institute of Public Administration ( IPA)

Law Society of Ireland

ERA Academy of European Law

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)

CPD Accountancy Training

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