The Estimates: Main Points

Significant increases for infrastructural and capital projects;

Significant increases for infrastructural and capital projects;

£338 million more for social housing, roads and educational facilities;

Department of Health becomes biggest spender, due to hepatitis C compensation payments;

Major new funding for prisons, courthouse refurbishment and computerisation in the Garda, prison and courts service;

Of £426 million increase in day-to-day spending, almost £300 million goes on public service pay;

Fifteen per cent more for primary school building and equipment, 25 per cent for secondary schools;

Sixteen per cent rise expected in cost of supplementary welfare for payment made to immigrants seeking to remain in the State;

£85 million to cover deafness claims from Defence Force members in 1998;

Twenty per cent more for Bord Failte to market Ireland as tourist destination.

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