Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2017
113. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full estimated year cost in 2019 of spending measures announced in budget 2018; the impact on the fiscal space available for budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/17]
View answerTable 7 on page 38 of Expenditure Report 2018 provides an estimate of €192 million in respect of the full-year impact of Budget 2018 current expenditure measures in the areas of Social Protection, Education and Justice. This has been reproduced in the following table.
|
# |
Additional Cost in 2019 (€millions) |
|
Social Protection |
110 |
|
Education |
42 |
|
Justice |
40 |
|
Total |
192 |
As these estimates relate to measures being implemented in 2018, they will be impacted by the actual cost and timing of implementation and consequently the detail in respect of these carryover costs, and any carryover costs that may arise in other areas, will be reassessed in terms of their implications for the overall expenditure and fiscal position in 2019 as Budget plans are implemented in 2018. As set out in the Expenditure Report, these costs would need to be met from the unallocated resources in 2019, set out in Table 6 on page 37 of the Expenditure Report, or from savings or reprioritisation. Also as outlined in that Table, there is an additional pay cost in 2019 of €370 million arising from the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 - 2020.
