Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within her Department in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the costs associated with such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16382/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The table below provides the information requested for the period under reference.

This Department provides training in-house by dedicated and trained trainers and also through external training providers, other government agencies and charities with relevant remits and expertise.

In line with the commitments identified in the People Strategy of the Civil Service 2017/2020 and the DSP HR People Strategy 2020 - 2023, a dedicated Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) functional unit has been established in HR Division, incorporating the existing role of the Disability Liaison Officer. The remit of the ED&I Unit includes educating staff and increasing awareness equality, diversity and inclusion issues.

Also, the Department, in partnership with National College of Ireland, provides seven accredited training programmes to staff in frontline roles. All of the Department’s accredited courses include study of Diversity and Inclusion. This theme is threaded through all content in subjects such as Customer Focus, Equality Status Act, Habitual Residency Condition and the wider discussion of providing an inclusive service which complies with our customer charter and overall goals of customer focus and total professionalism. A specific module on Ethics, Equality and Diversity is delivered by the National College of Ireland tutors on all programmes.

Diversity& Inclusion Training Costs - 2018 - 2022 to date