Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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527. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by her Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22134/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The information required by the Deputy is not readily available in the format requested. I have requested my Department to assemble the information as soon as possible and this will be forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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528. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the breakdown of the travel and subsistence expenses incurred by her Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22150/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Details of the expenditure outlays on travel and subsistence by my Department in 2017 are set out in the following table.

The overall objective is to keep costs associated with official travel to a minimum and to achieve value for money for expenditure necessarily incurred for the effective discharge of official duties.

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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529. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the consultancy services, value-for-money and policy review expenses incurred by her Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22166/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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My Department is collating the information requested and will forward this directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.