Public finances
Spending
Monthly reported spending by department against the Department of Finance’s profile, and annual voted expenditure over time. Annual allocations are reference points, not spending so far.
Reported spending through September 2026
Gross voted expenditure (Current) reported from 1 January, compared with the published profile for the same period and the annual estimate. Net spending is gross spending less appropriations-in-aid.
| Department | Reported, year to date | Profile | Against profile | Annual estimate | Reported as share of estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Protection | €21,705m | €21,560m | €145m above profile (0.7%) | €28,927m | 75% |
| Health | €19,785m | €19,057m | €728m above profile (3.8%) | €25,790m | 76.7% |
| Education and Youth | €8,954m | €9,065m | €111m below profile (1.2%) | €12,442m | 72% |
| Children, Disability, and Equality | €5,012m | €5,121m | €109m below profile (2.1%) | €6,931m | 72.3% |
| Justice, Home Affairs and Migration | €4,138m | €4,378m | €240m below profile (5.5%) | €5,948m | 69.6% |
| Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science | €3,090m | €3,034m | €56m above profile (1.9%) | €4,204m | 73.5% |
| €2,827m | €2,926m | €99m below profile (3.4%) | €4,043m | 69.9% | |
| €1,253m | €1,267m | €14m below profile (1.1%) | €2,080m | 60.2% | |
| €1,228m | €1,272m | €44m below profile (3.4%) | €1,737m | 70.7% | |
| €1,063m | €1,194m | €132m below profile (11%) | €1,441m | 73.8% | |
| €982m | €1,088m | €106m below profile (9.7%) | €1,310m | 75% | |
| €861m | €865m | €4m below profile (0.5%) | €1,192m | 72.2% | |
| €570m | €602m | €32m below profile (5.4%) | €826m | 69% | |
| €517m | €532m | €15m below profile (2.9%) | €734m | 70.4% | |
| €446m | €455m | €9m below profile (2%) | €629m | 70.9% | |
| €259m | €251m | €7m above profile (2.9%) | €340m | 76.2% | |
| €233m | €244m | €11m below profile (4.6%) | €338m | 68.9% | |
| €158m | €168m | €10m below profile (5.8%) | €233m | 67.8% |
Below profile can reflect timing or delayed delivery, not efficiency. The “share of estimate” is how much of the annual estimate has been reported so far, not a forecast of the year. DáilDex calculates each difference from the published figures, which are rounded to €1 million, so it can differ by €1 million from the Department’s own variance column.
When responsibilities move between departments, comparisons across years are not like for like. Department pages mark years where the set of Votes changed.