908. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if Budget 2026 was equality-proofed and disability-proofed, and to publish the assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75008/25]
Topics / Budget 2026
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsBudget 2026
269 questions from 75 TDs, between 13 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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268 written, 1 oral
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| January 2025 | 0 |
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| June 2025 | 5 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 |
| October 2025 | 172 |
| November 2025 | 24 |
| December 2025 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 3 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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1946. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason budget 2026 prioritises long-term structural investment in disability services over immediate income supports, despite evidence that disabled people face the highest poverty rates in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75013/25]
1947. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her response to concerns from disability organisations that the €600 million increase in disability service funding will not benefit the majority of disabled people, who rely on income supports rather than HSE-delivered services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75016/25]
1948. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the delivery of the additional disability services funded in Budget 2026, including residential places, respite, day services and assessments of need; her views on whether these timelines leave disabled people worse off in the interim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75017/25]
1949. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has met with an organisation (details supplied) and other advocacy groups regarding their concerns that Budget 2026 represents a “devastating setback” for disabled people; and what actions she intends to take in response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75018/25]
551. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on correspondence arising from Budget 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73589/25]
173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of tax measures announced in Budget 2026 to support families with energy and housing costs, disaggregated for the midlands region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72627/25]
837. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the evidence base used by her Department to support the Budget 2026 allocation for private residential placements, including whether any assessment of governance, cost exposure or compliance risk was undertaken. [71970/25]
284. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will commission a review of Budget 2026's impact on disabled households, particularly during the winter months, compared with what Budget 2025 offered in comparison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69592/25]
287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department produced any analysis in advance of Budget 2026 on the net financial position of disabled households after the withdrawal of once off supports including the electricity credits, fuel lump sums, disability cost-of-living payment and living alone lump sum; and if he will publish this analysis. [69175/25]
317. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the fiscal rationale used to justify removing electricity credits in Budget 2026; the estimated Exchequer saving; and if the Department evaluated the risk of renewed inflationary pressure from rising energy bills. [69904/25]
165. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the cost in budget 2026 had personal income tax band increases been linked to consumer price inflation. [67479/25]
179. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reasoning for the decision in Budget 2026 to retain the 9 per cent VAT rate for domestic gas and electricity but not to apply a corresponding reduced VAT rate to home heating oil, especially for households that do not have access to the gas network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68128/25]
180. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to offset the higher VAT rate on home heating oil for households that do not have access to the gas network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68129/25]
220. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of the Budget 2026 PSO funding allocation that will go towards providing new or increased capacity public transport services; the amount that will go towards providing existing services and existing fare reduction schemes; the amount that will go towards addressing funding deficits in the PSO scheme, as confirmed by his Dep…
388. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to review how Budget 2026 will impact disabled households over the winter months with rising fuel and living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66786/25]
409. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to deliver fair and adequate supports that reflect the real costs people with disabilities face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67177/25]
410. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the way in which Budget 2026 will impact disabled households over the winter months, when fuel and living costs peak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67179/25]
412. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently review the implications of Budget 2026 in respect of persons with disabilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67182/25]
138. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if funding has been allocated in Budget 2026 for the Dublin City Taskforce. [65932/25]
289. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the €10 million allocated towards the relaxation of the carer’s means test comes under €1,152 million for key policy adjustments, or from the €390 million 'increase in pension and illness, disability, carers scheme recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65197/25]
290. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether funding for new recipients of the carer’s allowance, who would not have qualified under the current income disregards but will qualify on foot of the Budget 2026 measure, is allocated from the €390 million' increase in pension and illness, disability, carers scheme recipients or else…
291. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the breakdown of the estimated 30,000 additional recipients across the pension, illness, disability and carers schemes respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65199/25]
733. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to conduct a full review of the effects Budget 2026 will have on those with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63846/25]
1157. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there has been any reduction in the funding being provided to drugs taskforces in Budget 2026; if so, the rationale behind the reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64024/25]