Health department under fire over €110k training spend

The cash-strapped Department of Health has come under fire for spending €110,000 sending officials to an exclusive training course on negotiation at one of the world’s most prestigious universities.

In response to a Freedom of Information request, the Department of Health yesterday said it has spent €111,022 sending officials to attend the Oxford Programme on Negotiation at the Said School of Business at Oxford University since 2006.

The department is sending three officials to attend the five-day course next month.