Switching off streetlights and reducing public transport are among options being considered by the Department for Infrastructure as it battles with budget challenges.
Its allocation of £579.8m includes £327.2m of ring-fenced funding for agriculture, agri-environment, and the wider rural economy and £3.1m for fisheries.The money cannot be used for other purposes.
It said it was clear that delivering its statutory obligations, contractual commitments and its new statutory requirements, including those in the Climate Change Act, would be exceptionally challenging, with difficult decisions likely to be needed.Attempts to tackle Northern Ireland's waiting lists problem could also be undermined by budget pressures, the Department of Health has warned.
The department said last week's budget leaves it around £470m short of estimated requirements for this financial year. The waiting list initiative has included creating additional in-house health service capacity over and above normal day to day work, as well as paying independent sector providers to assess and treat patients.
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