asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the expenditure cuts in the health non-capital estimates announced by the Government in the Budget Statement of the Minister for Finance; and where exactly and the extent to which the reductions will be made.
Written Answers. - Public Expenditure Cuts.
21.
In his Budget Statement the Minister for Finance announced overall public expenditure reductions of £55 million on the figures in the abridged Estimate volume published in December 1985.
The cuts included the following subhead reductions in relation to the published Health Estimate for 1986:
|
£(million) |
|
|
Subhead A1 |
0.053 |
|
Subhead G1 |
1.495 |
|
Subhead G3 |
3.000 |
|
Subhead G4 |
.546 |
|
Total |
5.094 |
To enable expenditure levels of health agencies to be improved, a transfer of £5 million from subhead G5 to subhead G1 and subhead G4 is being effected. In addition, the provision in subhead G1 and G3 is being increased by £1.300 million in respect of increases in cash allowances announced in the budget, and the special aid package for Bantry region will provide an extra £.176 million for health under subhead K. These adjustments, with the cuts mentioned above, will result in the following changes in the published Health Estimate for 1986:
|
£(million) |
|
|
Subhead A1 |
–.053 |
|
Subhead G1 |
+2.025 |
|
Subhead G2 |
+1.180 |
|
Subhead G3 |
–3.000 |
|
Subhead G4 |
+1.054 |
|
Subhead G5 |
–5.000 |
|
Subhead K |
+.176 |
|
Total |
–3.618 |