Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2016
499. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs to the Exchequer in 2017 of measures that are already committed in 2017, both capital and current and including pay and extra services, with a breakdown of each. [26647/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraPage 8 of the Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2016 outlined the Pre-Budget position for 2017 including approximately €0.9bn worth of measures already committed for 2017. This is elaborated upon in Table 1.
The total includes provision for demographic related pressures across Health, Social Protection and Education of c €0.4 billion in total. A saving arising from lower numbers on the live register has also been taken into account. Excluding the Lansdowne Road Agreement, the carryover impact of the measures set out in Budget 2016 accounts for just over €0.1 billion. The impact of the Lansdowne Road Agreement amounts to €0.3 billion in 2017.
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Table 1: Impact of Pre-Existing Commitments on 2017 |
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€bn |
2017 |
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Baseline for 2017 |
55.8 |
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Additional: |
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Carry forward of Budget Measures and Demographics |
0.5 |
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Live Register Savings |
-0.2 |
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Lansdowne Road Agreement |
0.3 |
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Public Capital Plan |
0.2 |
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Mid-Year Expenditure Report: Pre-Budget Position |
56.7 |
