Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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498. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the extra costs to the Exchequer in 2017 of demographic pressures without any change in current tax or spending policy, with a breakdown by Government Department. [26646/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Expenditure Report 2016 and the Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2016 outlined a total allowance for demographic pressures of approximate €0.36bn outlined in the following table. This funding, which does not form part of the additional fiscal space of €0.61bn available for current expenditure increases in Budget 2017, will help provide for State Pension payments to additional retirees, additional teachers to cope with increasing student enrolments and certain pressures within the Health sector.

Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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499. To ask 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]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Page 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.