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Order of Business
Mary Butler 16 Jun 2026
amending Directive (EU) 2024/1260 (to conclude within 1 hour and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion for Further Revised Estimate for Public Services 2026 [Vote 26] (back from committee) (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion re Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann … share time; and (c) any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 8. the proceedings on the Motion for the Further Revised Estimate for Public Services 2026 [Vote 26] shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; 9. the proceedings
Order of Business
Mary Butler 24 Jun 2025
concluded, to conclude either at 10.44 p.m. or after 4 hours, whichever is the later) - Motions for Revised and Second Further Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 7 to 12, 14, 15, 17 to 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 37 to 39, 43 and 44] (back from … Minister for Finance; and 5. the following arrangements shall apply to the proceedings on the Motions for Revised and Second Further Revised Estimates for Public Services [Votes 7 to 12, 14, 15, 17 to 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 37 to 39, 43 and 44]: (a) the motions
Order of Business
Mary Butler 14 Oct 2025
Amendment) Bill 2025 (Committee and remaining Stages) (to commence no earlier than 7 p.m. and to conclude within 3 hours) - Further Revised Estimate for Public Services 2025 [Vote 34] (back from Committee) (without debate; any division claimed to be taken immediately) - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann … down or accepted by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; 5. the proceedings on the Motion for the Further Revised Estimate for Public Services 2025 [Vote 34] shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately; and 6. the proceedings
Order of Business
Mary Butler 26 May 2026
hours) - Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024 (Report and Final Stages) (to conclude within 2 hours) - Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2026 [Votes 30 and 31] (without debate and any division claimed to be taken immediately) Wednesday's private members' business shall … Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht; and 7. The proceedings on the Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2026 [Votes 30 and 31] shall be taken without debate and any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately. In relation to Thursday
Order of Business
Mary Butler 27 Jan 2026
each motion separately - International Protection Bill 2026 (Second Stage) (to adjourn after 3 hours and 24 minutes) - Revised Estimates for Public Services 2026 [Votes 11, 12, 14, 15 and 17-19] (back from Committee) (without debate and to be moved together and decided by one question; any division … conclusion; and (c) members may share time; and 5. the following arrangements shall apply to the proceedings on the Motions for Revised Estimates for Public Services 2026 [Votes 11, 12, 14, 15 and 17-19]: (a) the motions shall be moved and decided together by one question which
Order of Business
Mary Butler 15 Jul 2025
each motion separately - Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025 (Amendments from the Seanad) (to conclude within 2 hours) - Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 1 to 6, 13, 16, 23, 26, 29, 30, 32 to 36, 42 and 45] (back from Committee) (without debate, to be moved … Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; 6. the following arrangements shall apply to the proceedings on the Motions for Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025 [Votes 1 to 6, 13, 16, 23, 26, 29, 30, 32 to 36, 42 and 45]: (a) the motions shall be moved
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Jack Chambers 3 Dec 2025
Digitalisation, for certain services administered by the Office of the Minister and for payment of certain grants. Vote 13 — Office of Public Works (Supplementary Estimate). That a supplementary sum not exceeding €34,553,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during … year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the State Laboratory. Vote 17 — Public Appointments Service (Supplementary Estimate). That a supplementary sum not exceeding €1,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during
Estimates for Public Services 2026
Jim O'Callaghan 28 Jan 2026
move the following Revised Estimates: Vote 11 — Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €151,551,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December … come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2026, for Secret Service. Vote 17 — Public Appointments Service (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €26,794,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during
Estimates for Public Services 2026
Darragh O'Brien 25 Mar 2026
31st day of December, 2026, for the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office. Vote 5 — Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised Estimate). That a sum not exceeding €82,119,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during … ending on the 31st day of December, 2026, for the salaries and expenses of the Tax Appeals Commission. Vote 13 — Office of Public Works (Revised Estimate). That a sum not exceeding €801,313,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during
Estimates for Public Services 2025
James Browne 16 Jul 2025
31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office. Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €72,023,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during … 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor. Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €691,350,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during
Programme for Government
Jack Chambers 13 Feb 2025
issues such as recruitment in their respective sectors and taking account of the existing policy context. Regarding overall public service staffing, the estimate for public service staff numbers for the end of 2025 is just below 428,000 in full-time equivalent terms. This is the highest ever … overall pay bill ceiling as set out in the Revised Estimates Volume. Projected staffing numbers and composition should fall within the parameters of the Department’s pay bill. With regard to the public service workforce, I highlight a number of policy developments designed to ensure our public services
Presentation of Estimates: Motion
Mary Butler 1 Apr 2025
move: That, notwithstanding Standing Order 222 of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business, the following Revised Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2025, be presented to the Dáil and circulated to members on 1st April, 2025, being a date later
Estimates for Public Services 2025: Messages from Select Committees
David Maxwell 20 Nov 2025
Select Committee on Agriculture and Food has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for the public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2025: Vote 30. The Select Committee on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has completed its consideration … following Supplementary Estimate for the public services for the service of the year ending 31 December 2025: Vote
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Paschal Donohoe 25 Jun 2025
31st Day of December 2025 for the salaries and expenses of the Tax Appeals Commission. Vote 11 — Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €61,049,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment … come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for Secret Service. Vote 17 — Public Appointments Service (Revised Estimate) That a sum not exceeding €24,958,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during
Order of Business
Mary Lou McDonald 25 Nov 2025
Standing Order 35(3), I propose an amendment to the Order of Business to strike from the business of the day Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2025 - Votes 2 and 6. These Estimates have not been scrutinised by the relevant committee, that being the finance committee. The Taoiseach
Presentation of Estimates: Motion
Jack Chambers 13 May 2026
Business or the Resolutions of the Dáil of 17th December, 2025, 28th January, 2026 and 25th March, 2026 the following Further Revised Estimate for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2026, be presented to the Dáil and circulated to members on 13th May, 2026 being
Presentation of Estimates: Motion
Helen McEntee 23 Sep 2025
Business or the Resolutions of the Dáil of 1st April, 21st May, 16th June and 25th June, 2025 the following Further Revised Estimates for Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2025, be presented to the Dáil and circulated to members on 23rd September, 2025, being
Office of the President: Motion [Private Members]
James Browne 22 Oct 2025
arrangements for other public services Votes. As is the case with all Government Departments and many other public service offices and agencies, each year, in the course of the Estimates process, the Office of the President engages with the Department of Public Expenditure … Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to establish its budget for the forthcoming year. The detail of these allocations is made publicly available when the Estimates are published at budget time. In addition, the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach scrutinises

In parliamentary questions

Albert Dolan Written
17 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Digitalisation further to the accounting officer's statement before the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts on 10 July 2025, that public procurement now accounts for an estimated €18.5 billion annually (details supplied), if he will provide the equivalent annual estimate for the total value of public procurement competitions
Cormac Devlin Written
8 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
Department has assessed the feasibility of establishing a modest electric arc furnace using domestic scrap to produce rebar or plate for public works; the estimated scrap availability, annual capacity range, power requirements and grid connection options; the engagement to date with potential operators; the supports for mature node
Carol Nolan Written
19 Mar 2025 · to Children
Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way the estimated number of public and private sector organisations that will use the new gender pay reporting portal was calculated as 6,000 organisations; and if she will make a statement
Eoin Ó Broin Written
11 Feb 2025 · to Housing
Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services table for the capital assistance scheme and the capital advance leasing facility for 2025. [4560/25
Aidan Farrelly Written
7 Oct 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has assessed whether publishing the estimated contract value for public procurement tenders inflates final bid prices; whether alternative approaches, such as value bands or undisclosed ceilings have been considered
Pa Daly Written
10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
maintaining the 20% fare reduction on public transport in each of the years 2024 and 2025; and to estimate the cost of maintaining 20% decrease on public transport fares in 2026, in tabular form. [29624/25
Darren O'Rourke Written
13 Jan 2026 · to Education
Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the publication of the revised estimates volume in December 2025, if she can provide detail on how and where planned youth service infrastructural development will be included; the reason there is no reference to youth service
14 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated overall annual cost to the State of employing public sector officials with salaries of €100,000 or more, including pension costs, including employees in Government departments, State agencies, State-owned
7 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker earning under €100 thousand receives a pay increase of 10% in 2027; and if he will make a statement
1 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated full-year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker earning under €100 thousand receives a pay increase of 10% in 2026; and if he will make a statement
14 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated total annual costs of private consultancy fees across the public sector over the past five years, for Government departments, State agencies, State-owned companies, semi-State companies, and other bodies
Pearse Doherty Written
13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of a 1% annual pay increase in the public sector. [35676/26
Séamus McGrath Written
30 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on outstanding awards under the current public sector pay agreement; the total estimated value of pay increases agreed but not yet paid to public servants; the type of public servants impacted; and the reasons
23 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost to the State in the year 2027 from a public sector pay agreement of 1%, 2%,3%,4% 5% or 10%, in tabular form; and if he will make
Ged Nash Written
24 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated total additional cost in 2026 for the implementation of the public sector pay agreement; if the cost for this will come from the allocation for new current spending as outlined
Ken O'Flynn Written
23 Jun 2026 · to Health
discharges with a secondary diagnosis of obesity reported to HIPE for 2020 to 2025; and if the HSE will indicate the estimated cost to the public hospital system associated with these admissions. [47805/26
18 Jun 2026 · to Housing
Housing, Local Government and Heritage the analysis that has been conducted within his Department or in consultation with the Office of Public Works on the estimated cost of purchasing the remaining ten properties on the historic Moore Street terrace adjacent to the State-owned properties at the National
Darren O'Rourke Written
13 Jan 2026 · to Education
Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the publication of the revised estimated volume in December 2025, if she can outline the Departmental funding allocation for youth affairs for 2026; if she can provide a breakdown of this funding in terms of existing
Darren O'Rourke Written
13 Jan 2026 · to Education
Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the publication of the revised estimated volume in December 2025, if she can provide a breakdown on how the figures for the number of children and young people to benefit from engagement in a youth service
Darren O'Rourke Written
13 Jan 2026 · to Education
Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the publication of the revised estimated volume in December 2025, if she can provide detail of where the allocation for the EU Presidency is coming from and for what it will be used for within
Sorca Clarke Written
10 Jul 2025 · to Health
Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide an estimated date for the publication of the north Kerry CAMHS review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38532/25
Pearse Doherty Written
13 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of a €1,000 flat rate annual pay increase in the public sector. [35677/26
Ken O'Flynn Written
10 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
undertaken or commissioned any assessment of the estimated cost to the Exchequer arising from cartel activity or bid-rigging in public procurement; whether any modelling exists estimating price inflation attributable to such practices; and if he will outline any findings available to his Department.. [9321/26
Conor Sheehan Written
9 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of a €1,000 flat rate annual pay increase for workers in the public sector earning less than €50,000 per year; and if he will make a statement
Pearse Doherty Written
20 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of a 1% or €500 increase, based on whichever is the lower, pay increase across the public sector on a pro rata basis. [38092/26

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