Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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625. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by her Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22136/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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Details of expenditure by my Department are published in the Annual Appropriation Account.  A breakdown of provisional training and development and incidental expenses incurred by my Department for year ending 31 December 2017 is shown in the following table.  These figures are provisional and are subject to audit by the Comptroller & Auditor General.

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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626. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of the travel and subsistence expenses incurred by her Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22152/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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The breakdown of the travel and subsistence expenses incurred by my Department, in the year ending 31 December 2017, is set out in the following table.

All travel and subsistence within my Department is undertaken in accordance with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidance on such matters.  Each business unit within my Department operates within allocated budgets for travel and subsistence and compliance with these budgets is closely monitored.

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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627. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the consultancy services, value for money and policy review expenses incurred by her Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22168/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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No expenditure was incurred for consultancy services, value for money reviews or policy reviews under my Department's administrative budget during 2017.

My Department also commissions engineering or environmental experts from time to time to provide technical reports on specific issues, as required. While the providers of these services are consultant engineers, environmental consultants or may describe themselves in other such terms, their work is not classified as consultancy services and is not funded from my Department's Administrative Budget.