Departmental Budgets
An official questions-paper heading. 240 questions (2 oral, 238 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 1 |
| Feb 2025 | 6 |
| Mar 2025 | 6 |
| Apr 2025 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 13 |
| Jun 2025 | 21 |
| Jul 2025 | 32 |
| Sep 2025 | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 12 |
| Dec 2025 | 12 |
| Jan 2026 | 45 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 19 |
| Jun 2026 | 15 |
| Jul 2026 | 13 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Health | 37 |
| Public Expenditure | 25 |
| Education | 23 |
| Justice | 20 |
| Housing | 20 |
| Further and Higher Education | 14 |
| Children | 14 |
| Agriculture | 13 |
| Climate | 12 |
| Social | 12 |
| Finance | 11 |
| Transport | 9 |
| Enterprise | 8 |
| Defence | 6 |
| Rural | 6 |
| Foreign | 4 |
| Taoiseach | 3 |
| Culture | 2 |
| Tourism | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | Departmental Budgets |
| 2026-02-05 | Departmental Budgets |
The questions
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2026-06-09 · to Public Expenditure
672. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the criteria by which Departmental subheadings were exempted from a levy subsequent to a budget overrun in the Department of Education and Youth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43974/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-06-09 · to Education
825. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the budget for the Summer Programme in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; the number of students who participated in each of these years in the primary, post-primary, home-based programme and the school-based programme in special schools; the number who applied to participate in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42…
Martin Kenny
written
2026-06-09 · to Agriculture
1494. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to find the 1.3% levy imposed by the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation from within his Department's budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42750/26]
Mairéad Farrell
oral
2026-05-28 · to Public Expenditure
1. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which the projected overspends of his Department will impact the budgets of other Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40817/26]
Ged Nash
written
2026-05-28 · to Public Expenditure
54. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans for new forms of budgetary controls in Government departments, including his plans to collectively levy departments for overspends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40722/26]
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2026-05-27 · to Public Expenditure
71. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 19 May 2026, to provide a breakdown of the expected spending cuts as a result of recent overspends in the Department of Education and Youth, in euros, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40795/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-05-26 · to Rural
1517. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the budget allocation for the walks scheme developmental fund in the years 2025 and 2026 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39382/26]
John Brady
written
2026-05-21 · to Transport
179. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if his Department's budget is sufficient for new services to be provided in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38461/26]
Pearse Doherty
written
2026-05-20 · to Public Expenditure
107. 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]
Conor Sheehan
written
2026-05-20 · to Health
287. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if any dedicated capital funding from the €1.6 billion budget 2026 mental health allocation has been ring-fenced for CAST expansion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38241/26]
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2026-05-19 · to Public Expenditure
426. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of the expected spending cuts for each Government Department as a result of recent overspends in the Department of Education and Youth, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36722/26]
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2026-05-19 · to Public Expenditure
427. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount the Department of Education and Youth estimated as its required budget for 2026; if it was more than was allocated by his Department in Budget 2026; if so, the amount by which; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36723/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-05-19 · to Social
668. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of the emergency response payment; the estimated amount the payment will cost over the medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36966/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-05-19 · to Social
682. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there will be categories provided for family composition and circumstances in the emergency response payment beyond the categories of single, couple and dependent child; if he will give consideration to the additional cost of disability or costs incurred on a household, when there is a member unable to work due to illness, inj…
Cathy Bennett
written
2026-05-14 · to Agriculture
116. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding from the carbon tax allocated to his Department since 2020; and the amount expended. [35756/26]
Ged Nash
written
2026-05-14 · to Health
766. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for public expenditure to her Department, as referred to in media reports (details supplied); if she will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in her Department referenced in the correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36408/26]
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2026-05-13 · to Public Expenditure
50. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to set out the estimated cost of maintaining existing levels of service across the public sector in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35437/26]
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-05-12 · to Climate
277. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to his Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within his Department; and if he will provide a breakdown of the a…
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-05-12 · to Defence
306. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to her Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within her Department; and if she will provide a breakdown of the areas against which the levy…
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-05-12 · to Transport
417. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to his Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within his Department; and if he will provide a breakdown of the areas against which the lev…
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-05-12 · to Housing
737. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to his Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within his Department; and if he will provide a breakdown of th…
Eoghan Kenny
written
2026-05-12 · to Health
1197. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to her Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within her Department; and if she will provide a breakdown of the areas against which the levy…
Aidan Farrelly
written
2026-04-29 · to Housing
153. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget allocation for both the built heritage investment scheme and the historic structure fund in the years of 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and the amount drawn down by approved project in 2024 and 2025 and 2026. [31036/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-04-28 · to Health
1123. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether counselling activity data is used to inform budget allocations or resource decisions; and if so, whether the absence of patient-level reporting has been assessed as a limitation. [29936/26]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2026-04-14 · to Foreign
332. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the budget allocation to the Irish Embassies based in Malta, Tallinn, Vilnius, Riga, Ljubljana and Nicosia in 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26473/26]