Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 September 2022
235. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the value in euros of total additional spending commitments at each Budget for each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46451/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraIncreases in expenditure over recent years have allowed for continued investment in the provision of quality public services and additional capital spending for key infrastructure projects. The resources allocated in each Budget supports the provision of current services as well as allowing Government to progress key longer term policies.
The overall Budget allocations and additional expenditure amounts are set out as part of Budget announcements each year. Previous year’s Budgets are available online at budget.gov.ie.
Increases in expenditure over the previous year baseline, as set out in the Expenditure Report published on Budget day, for each of the years in the specified period are set out below. For 2020 and 2021, non-core expenditure has been excluded to avoid distorting comparisons.
|
Budget |
Expenditure Increase€Bn |
|
2015 |
0.6 |
|
2016* |
0.4 |
|
2017* |
1.9 |
|
2018* |
2.4 |
|
2019* |
3.8 |
|
2020 |
3.4 |
|
2021 |
5.4 |
* Note: The budgetary increases over the period 2016 to 2019 reflect adjustments to the expenditure baseline to reflect the impact of in-year expenditure decisions and estimates in respect of the forecast outturn.
