76. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the inclusion of commercial operators in free fare schemes is being considered under the 40% increase in the allocation for the operation of State-subsidised Public Service Obligation public transport services in Budget 2026. [55602/25]
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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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
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| May 2025 | 0 |
| 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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94. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the allocation that was ringfenced to expand light rail in the State as part of Budget 2026; under which subhead this allocation appears; the allocations in which these expansions will take place; when they are expected to be completed; what light rail capacity will be when completed, including the number of kilometres per project; and if he will make a statement on…
109. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if cinemas will be covered by the reduced vat rate of 9% announced in Budget 2026. [55723/25]
111. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the new VAT reduction for the hospitality sector to cinemas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55750/25]
113. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance when he expects to publish the Research and Development Compass referred to in his Budget 2026 speech; if he will engage with key stakeholders, including industry representatives, to ensure that proposed reforms are practical and reflect the realities of how R&D is conducted in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55878/25]
114. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if the Research and Development Compass will benchmark Ireland’s R&D tax credit regime against those of other EU or OECD countries to assess international competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55879/25]
115. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance the intended purpose and format of the forthcoming Research and Development Compass referenced in his Budget 2026 speech; if he will confirm whether it will take the form of a stand-alone publication or inform the development of a wider policy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55880/25]
116. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the recent reduction in VAT from 13.5% to 9% to include cinema admissions, in recognition of the similar economic pressures faced by the sector, including rising energy and wage costs, incomplete post-pandemic recovery and competition from global streaming platforms, and given the vital role that local and independent cinemas p…
132. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will ensure that a review of the grow digital voucher and the possible reintroduction of the Enterprise Ireland online retail grants will be considered as part of the review of the supports provided by his Department’s agencies announced in Budget 2026. [55579/25]
133. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the details being considered as part of the Budget 2026 commitment to promote and leverage the productive use of AI in companies to ensure the benefits are optimised. [55580/25]
211. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families in each county currently receiving the working family payment that will qualify for the fuel allowance following Budget 2026, in tabular form. [55621/25]
212. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families and of children, in each county that will benefit from the back-to school clothing and footwear allowance extended to two-and three-year-olds following Budget 2026, in tabular form. [55622/25]
213. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families in each county that will benefit from working family payment income thresholds increasing by €60 per week following Budget 2026, in tabular form. [55623/25]
214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated additional number of recipients that will qualify for the carer's allowance after the income disregards increase in July 2026. [55669/25]
215. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year cost of Budget 2026 measures to increase the income disregards for carer's allowance which was provided on page 146 of the Expenditure Report 2025; when the Budget 2026 measure to increase the income disregards was announced. [55670/25]
223. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the expenditure allocation for disability activation supports will decline in 2026 to €25.99 million from €26.545 million in this year according the estimates published for Budget 2026; the programmes under subhead A.29 his Department expects to make savings; to confirm the number of people that will be supported under each programme and the pr…
224. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for a cut of over €22 million in the 2026 allocation for additional needs payments under estimate subhead A.10, with the allocation reduced to €58.134 million in 2026, from €80.671 million this year; the number of payments and the number of recipients the 2025 and 2026 allocations will support respectively; if he will confirm if the value of…
225. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients for basic supplementary welfare allowance payments are projected for 2025 and 2026, respectively; the reason for the reduction in allocation underestimate subhead A8 from nearly €137 million to €118.6 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55735/25]
230. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department is projecting less spending on jobseekers benefit by €175 million in Budget 2026 when compared with spending in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56023/25]
234. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the new funding allocated to youth justice measures in Budget 2026; for a breakdown for where this funding will be directed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55662/25]
235. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the funding allocated to restorative justice measures in Budget 2026; to outline the spend relative to the spending in Budget 2025; if there is funding for new measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55663/25]
236. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the funding for the Bail Supervision Service in Budget 2026; the funding allocated to the service in 2025; if there is funding for new measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55664/25]
246. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department’s Budget 2026 allocation has provided for an increase in the daily expense allowance for children in the international protection system, or any other financial measures to alleviate child poverty amongst children in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56000/25]
276. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has received funding in Budget 2026 for a parent and toddler grant initiative in 2026 through the county and city childcare committees; if she can give an indication of when in 2026 the call for this grant might be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55902/25]
290. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the procurement reforms expected at her Department as announced in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55590/25]