Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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547. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of providing external coaching and-or training services for staff development in his Department over the past five years and to date in 2017, by cost per year, in tabular form; the company that delivered the training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48812/17]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Rural and Community Development was established on 19 July 2017. Learning and development services are currently being provided by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government on behalf of my Department while we recruit staff to fill our remaining vacancies.  As a consequence, it is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy within the time specified. I will revert to the Deputy when I have collected the requisite information in respect of the period 19 July to date.