Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2018
192. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected additional carry-over cost in 2020 of the spending measures introduced in budget 2019; the cost by measure and Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42273/18]
View answerTable 7 on page 43 of Expenditure Report 2019 provides an estimate of €311 million in respect of the full-year impact of certain Budget 2019 current expenditure measures in the areas of Social Protection, Education, Health, Housing and Justice. These costs are also set out in the following table.
|
Additional Impact in 2020 (€m) |
|
|
Employment Affairs and Social Protection – Gross Cost of Social Protection Package |
135 |
|
Education – Funding for New Measures |
26 |
|
Justice – Funding for Garda Reform, including recruitment |
50 |
|
Health – Funding for New Measures |
55 |
|
Housing – Gross Cost of Housing Assistance Payments |
45 |
|
Additional Costs in 2020 |
311 |
These costs relate to measures that will be implemented in 2019 and as such will be impacted by the actual cost and timing of implementation. Consequently, these costs, and any other carryover costs that may arise in other areas, including as noted in the Expenditure Report costs in relation to Brexit related staff costs in areas including Revenue and Agriculture, will be re-examined for their impact on the overall expenditure and fiscal position during 2019 as the Budget plans are implemented. Any changes to carryover estimates made on foot of reassessment will be set out in the Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2019. As stated in the Expenditure Report, carryover costs must be met from unallocated resources in 2020 or from savings or reprioritisation. For this reason, these costs have not been allocated on a Departmental basis.
