Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22138/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The total expenditure on Staff Training and Development in my Department in 2017 was €536,121.89, a breakdown of which is provided in the following table.

This expenditure provides for training for Department staff including the Department’s Administrative staff, the Department’s Inspectorate, the National Educational Psychological Services (NEPS) and specialist staff employed in certain business areas including the I.T., Legal, Financial and Planning/ Building Units of the Department.

The training that is provided includes: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for members of the Inspectorate, NEPS and technical staff; targeted training in priority areas such as Project Management and Business Process Improvement; Management and Leadership development as well as training to address ongoing business needs such as Financial Management training, IT training/ technical training for IT specialist staff, Health and Safety training and Irish Language training.

Expenditure on Staff Training & Development, Department of Education & Skills, 2017

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the travel and subsistence expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22154/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The total expenditure on travel and subsistence for my Department is €2,439,467.09 comprising of €2,263,967.14 and €175,449.95 for domestic and foreign travel and subsistence respectively. 

Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultancy services, value for money and policy review expenses incurred by his Department in the year ending 31 December 2017. [22170/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Details of payments made by my Department in the year 2017 in respect of consultancy, value for money and policy reviews are available on the Department's website .