Budget 2017

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2016

Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Questions (475)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

475. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the exact funding increase provided by budget 2017 for his Department in 2017, minus provision required for demographics and the Lansdowne Road agreement, compared to the Estimate provided in budget 2016, the summer economic statement and the expected outturn for 2016, in tabular form. [30600/16]

Written answers

Minister for Health

A comparison of the 2017 new level of revenue funding against Budget Day 2016, the 2016 revised REV (which is also expected to the 2016 outturn) and the 2016 Mid-Year Expenditure Review together with a breakdown of the additional funding provided in 2017 is set out in the following table. The additional funding provided in 2017 encompasses, inter alia, demographic cost pressures.

2017 New Level of Funding			Comparison against
	2016 Budget Day	2016 Revised Estimate	2016 MYER - 2017 figures
	€m	€m	€m
Starting position	13,175	13,695	13,768
Include LRA Funding	0	0	90
Adjusted Starting Position	13,175	13,695	13,858
Add Mental Health Funding	20
Additional REV funding	500
Revised Estimate/Expected Outturn 2016	13,695	13,695	13,858
Additional Funding 2017
LRA Funding	118	118	28
2017 Services Funding	234	234	161
State Claims Agency & Pensions	105	105	105
Total Additions	457	457	294
2017 Funding Position	14,152	14,152	14,152