Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a breakdown of the training and development and incidental expenses incurred by his Department in the years ending 31 December 2013, 31 December 2014, and 31 December 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32462/23]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Foreign Affairs, in common with other Government Departments, is allocated administrative funding each year for “training and development and incidental expenses”.

Funding for training and development includes foreign language support, course fees, professional memberships, conference and seminar fees and associated training costs. A variety of other administrative expenses are also covered from this allocation in the Revised Estimates. The table below provides details in respect of Votes 27 and 28 for the years 2013-2015.