117. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated annual contribution by Ireland to the EU budget under the European Commission's proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028 to 2034, compared with the annual contribution under the current framework, in tabular form; his Department's estimate of the contribution should the proposal be reduced by several hundred billion euros; …
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19 questions from 9 TDs, between 8 September 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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| September 2026 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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The questions
6. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on discussions regarding the EU budget at the last meeting of the General Affairs Council. [69091/26]
12. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s priorities in negotiating the multi-annual financial framework. [69077/26]
40. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the EU budget talks at the General Affairs Council in Brussels on 22 September 2026. [68987/26]
137. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total amount contributed to the EU MFF by Ireland in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the total receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68605/26]
140. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement regarding the EU Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027. [68610/26]
861. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the Government's position on the European Commission's proposal to introduce a new EU own-resource levy on non-collected waste electrical and electronic equipment as part of the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework; the details of the engagement that has taken place with the Commission and other Member States in relation to the proposal; and if …
43. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount Ireland contributed to and received from the EU MFF in the years 2020 and 2025; and the projected amounts for 2027 and 2030. [48257/26]
160. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount Ireland contributed and received from to the EU Multiannual Financial Framework in the years 2020 and 2025; and the projected amounts for 2027 and 2030. [39896/26]
199. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement regarding the EU Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027. [39895/26]
367. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the details and progress of any national discussions in relation to the next EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework, with particular reference to Government priorities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21697/26]
368. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether drafting has commenced at a national level on the proposed EU National Regional Partnership Plans; the way he envisages that this process will take place, including scope for input at parliamentary and civil society level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21698/26]
227. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement regarding the EU Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027. [10075/26]
29. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total Irish receipts or projected receipts from the EU Multiannual Financial Framework; the total Irish contribution or projected contribution to the framework, in each of the years 2019 to 2027, in tabular form. [64449/25]
257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the funding commitments which have been secured in the current EU budget negotiation for transport infrastructure improvements in Cork including port expansion, connectivity and rural-island link roads, and the way in which the Government will ensure that Cork's transport and connectivity projects are not underfunded in comparison with central and eastern Europ…
468. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance the Government’s key priorities in the MFF negotiations, particularly in the areas of environmental funding specially biodiversity, social funding through the European Social Fund and through initiatives such as Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme (CERV) and on humanitarian and development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4744…
470. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance the way in which Irish civil society will be consulted and involved in shaping Ireland’s position on the EU Multiannual Financial Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47446/25]
471. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance whether the Government supports the European Commission’s proposal to merge existing funds and introduce a new three-pillar MFF structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47447/25]
472. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the Government will ensure that restructuring of the EU Budget into a new three-pillar MFF structure does not disrupt established funding streams for societal actors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47448/25]