3. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to give an update on the way in which public expenditure within budget 2027 will impact on workers and families struggling with the cost-of-living. [74674/26]
Topics / Budget 2027
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsBudget 2027
178 questions from 69 TDs, between 21 May 2026 and 22 October 2026.
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167 written, 11 oral
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| October 2026 | 80 |
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56. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to give an update on the impact of Budget 2027 on infrastructure investment in the west of Ireland. [74677/26]
101. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if the once-off €500 dost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027 will be paid to people who received disability allowance but have since moved to the State pension on reaching 66 years given that the additional costs of their disability continue; and if he will consider extending the payment to this group. [74633/26]
107. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the eligibility criteria for the €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; whether persons who were formerly in receipt of disability allowance but who were required to transfer to the State Pension (Non-Contributory) on reaching pension age are excluded from the payment; the number of such pensioners affecte…
112. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns that older persons with significant disabilities who have transitioned from disability allowance to the State Pension (Non-Contributory) may face substantial additional costs arising from disability, including transport to essential medical appointments and ongoing care needs, but are excluded from the €500 cost of d…
113. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if individuals who transferred from a long-term disability payment to the State pension at 66 will qualify for the new cost of disability payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74881/26]
269. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the ways budget 2027 funding will support the long-term sustainability of community facilities in rural towns and villages. [74750/26]
130. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the culture card which was promised in advance of budget 2027; if he has considered the activity card proposal put forward by Sinn Féin which would apply not only to ticketed events but to active participation of children in sports and cultural activities. [74475/26]
132. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement his officials had with the Department of Finance in advance of budget 2027 in relation to tax relief for arts and culture, specifically in relation to developing a regional uplift for section 481 and to extending the tax relief for donations to certain sports bodies to apply also to arts bodies; and the consideration…
145. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the scope and timeframe for the proposed review into the night-time economy; and the funding provided in budget 2027 for the sector compared with budget 2026. [74470/26]
153. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport where the €5 million cut in capital funding for arts and culture in his Department will come from in budget 2027. [74467/26]
155. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Cultúir, Cumarsáide agus Spóirt an bhfuil sé i gceist aige maoiniú a bheidh leordhóthanach, inmharthana agus intuartha a chinntiú do TG4 de réir an Ghnímh Eorpaigh um Shaoirse na Meán, an féidir amchlár a leagan amach faoina mbeidh an méid sin curtha i bhfeidhm agus faoina mbeidh ceannaireacht eagarthóireachta ag TG4 ar a sheirbhís nuachta féin, agus an nglacann sé …
161. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the supports for independent radio broadcasters included in budget 2027. [73888/26]
384. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures in budget 2027 which will support single-income families. [73766/26]
399. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he acknowledges that further price increases on e-liquid products in budget 2027 could result in consumers switching to cheaper illicit vaping products or returning to smoking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74003/26]
620. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the changes to the seaweed harvesting disregard announced as part of budget 2027. [73454/26]
622. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of persons in receipt of the State pension who have a significant disability but who will not qualify for the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; whether an assessment has been carried out of the additional disability-related costs faced by this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [736…
623. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is reviewing the exclusion of pension-age persons with disabilities from the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; the engagement that has taken place with disability advocacy organisations on this issue; whether any proposals are being considered to ensure future cost-of-disability supports are based on disa…
624. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns that the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027 is limited to recipients of long-term disability payments and does not include people with significant disabilities who are in receipt of the State pension; whether his Department has examined the additional costs faced by disabled pensioners and their fa…
625. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of the State pension, who has a diagnosed permanent disability such as dystonia, but who is not in receipt of disability allowance or another disability related social welfare payment, will be eligible for the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; the eligibility criteria for this payment; whether pensio…
626. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether people with disabilities in employment or self-employment who are not receiving a qualifying social welfare payment will be eligible for the new €500 cost of disability payment; if not, whether consideration will be given to extending eligibility to recognise the additional costs of disability regardless of employment status. [73685/26]
627. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the significant level of negative feedback in relation to the €3 increase to the living alone allowance announced in Budget 2027; and the actions he is taking to specifically support recipients of this payment in the context of a very high cost of living. [73734/26]
631. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the new cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; and to clarify whether pensioners who have a disability will be eligible for this payment. [74375/26]
634. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if former invalidity pension recipients who have since transferred to state pension contributory will qualify for the €500 cost of disability payment. [74316/26]
1010. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the latest estimate of the total loss of private income received by public hospitals in 2026; the forecast for 2027; and the funding provided in Budget 2027 to reduce the impact. [74476/26]