Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation for his Department in 2016 which covers the Lansdowne Road agreement; and the demographic or other inflationary pressures. [37271/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine has benefited from the productivity and reform measures provided for under the Haddington Road Agreement and previous agreements. These measures will continue to apply under the Lansdowne Road Agreement. The 2016 Administrative Budget estimate of €233.976m, which will fund all my Departments operational costs in 2016 includes €172.902m to fund staff pay arising in my Department in 2016. It is envisaged that the phased pay increases provided for in the Lansdowne Road Agreement will be absorbed within the 2016 estimate.

A focus on continued cost management will ensure that the Department maximises outcomes for the resources available.