Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the exact funding increase provided by budget 2017 for her department in 2017, minus provision required for demographics and the Lansdowne Road agreement, compared to the estimate provided in budget 2016, the summer economic statement and the expected out-turn for 2016, in tabular form. [30603/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Justice Vote Group comprises eight individual votes including the Department Vote - Vote 24 - Justice and Equality.

As outlined in the budgetary documentation published on Budget Day there is an increase of €68 million in gross current expenditure for the Justice Vote Group compared with the Mid-Year Expenditure Report, which does not include any provision for Lansdowne Road Agreement. In overall terms, there is an increase of €85 million (current and capital) compared with the Revised Estimates for 2016. This includes a provision of almost €14 million for the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

The out-turn for 2016 will be determined closer to the end of the financial year but will not exceed the overall provision in the Revised Estimate Volume for the Vote Group in 2016.