6. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which budget 2027 will support disadvantaged urban communities. [72673/26]
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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13. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans for the use of the increased SÍOL funding, as allocated under budget 2027. [72674/26]
137. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if Budget 2027 contains funding for the establishment of a sexual assault treatment unit in the Mid-West. [72373/26]
140. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the way in which Budget 2027 will provide more evening and weekend activity across operating theatres, outpatient clinics and diagnostics, making better use of existing staff, facilities and equipment. [72325/26]
145. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the measures she is taking in Budget 2027 to make health care more affordable for workers and families; if she will extend eligibility for medical cards or reduce the drug payment scheme threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72958/26]
182. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €108 million allocated to mental health in Budget 2027; the amount for each initiative announced; and whether it is new development funding or the cost of maintaining the existing level of service. [72026/26]
183. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the way in which Budget 2027 will facilitate the expansion of surgical hubs, including additional theatres and six-day operations, helping more patients receive planned treatment sooner. [72321/26]
209. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the way in which Budget 2027 will provide additional capacity and services in University Hospital Galway. [72368/26]
732. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the location of the Solace Cafe announced in Budget 27 for Louth. [73069/26]
114. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, to provide an update on his Department's planned vehicle adaptation scheme; when applications will open; and the criteria that will be imposed as part of the scheme. [72116/26]
116. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, to provide a breakdown of funding that will be provided to road safety initiatives in 2027. [72108/26]
117. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, to provide the rationale for the €26 million cut within Programme E: Maritime Transport and Safety section of his Department's budget when compared to 2026; and the initiatives or schemes which had funding cut or removed as part of this budget decrease. [72118/26]
122. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if the planned review of the TaxSaver scheme announced in Budget 2027 will include consideration of extension to the scheme to include shared mobility services. [72174/26]
126. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, the number of new public transport services expected to be delivered in 2027. [72092/26]
127. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, the amount of 2027 PSO funding allocation that will be used to maintain the existing public transport network for the entire year of 2027. [72105/26]
131. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, to outline the amount of funding that will be allocated to making public transport more accessible to people with disabilities in 2027. [72226/26]
132. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to making public transport more accessible for people with disabilities in each of the years 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [72227/26]
133. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, the amount of the 2027 PSO allocation that will be dedicated to funding new public transport services in 2027. [72100/26]
141. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport further to Budget 2027, the funding available for regional and local road allocations to local authorities. [72398/26]
202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated number of existing investors who will remain subject to deemed disposal following the introduction of the personal investment account announced in Budget 2027; the number facing a deemed disposal charge in 2027; the estimated cost to the Exchequer of extending equivalent treatment to these existing investors; and if he will make a state…
214. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there is a provision in Budget 2027 for utility and travel cost relief for lung fibrosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72396/26]
228. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the specific savings and efficiency measures each Department will implement in 2027 to meet the expenditure levy totalling €446 million set out in the Budget 2027 Expenditure Report, in tabular form, by Department; and the reason the Department of Education and Youth is not subject to the…
230. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of additional expenditure allocated towards AI-related areas across departments in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71961/26]
231. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which his Department accounts for the difference in the figures in the Expenditure Report released for Budget 2027 between the detailed selected measures totalling just over €1 billion and the allocation for new initiatives totalling over €1.8 billion. [71946/26]
232. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the reduction in carbon tax announced in Budget 2027 will affect the carbon tax revenue allocated to the sustainable energy authority of Ireland residential and community retrofit schemes, given that the Budget 2027 expenditure report provides €655 million for those schemes, inclu…