Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2015
865. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the allocation for his Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary pressures. [37279/15]
View answerThe Government’s voted expenditure allocations and measures for 2016 were presented to Dáil Éireann in the Expenditure Report for Budget 2016. The table below shows the estimated gross pay bill for my Department’s two votes for 2016 as reflected in the Report.
|
Vote |
Allocation |
|
Foreign Affairs and Trade (Vote 28) |
€78,858,000 |
|
International Co-operation (Vote 27) |
€14,916,000 |
|
TOTAL |
€93,774,000 |
These allocations take account of the current anticipated expenditure pressures facing the Department in 2016.
My Department, like the Civil Service and public service as a whole, has benefited from the productivity and reform measures provided for under the Haddington Road agreement and previous agreements. These measures will continue to apply under the Lansdowne Road Agreement.
