Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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171. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and name of the scheme providing the support; if employees received any other supports such as time off; if so, the details of same, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38542/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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My Department allocated €320,000 for training and people development in the years 2023 and 2024, and €400,000 in 2025.

The Civil Service wide learning management system called OneLearning offers recordings which can be availed of at any time at no cost. These are;

• EU Law – Building Blocks;
• Oireachtas Session 2 – Introduction to the Legislative Process; and
• Oireachtas Session 4 – Introduction to the Procedures for Private Members’ Legislation.