Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 97: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated carry forward from 2011 of current expenditure reductions and the way that this will impact the requirement for €1.45 billion in new current expenditure reductions highlighted in the medium term fiscal statement. [33921/11]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The programme measures announced in Budget 2011 were designed to yield an additional level of savings in 2012 of just over €80 million. The 2011 Budget also included a multi-annual Employment Control Framework through which public pay bill savings can be achieved over a number of years by reducing public sector staffing numbers. Achievement of savings is predicated on numerous further policy decisions at Departmental and Agency level to adhere to the agreed aggregate ceilings.