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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.

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Voted expenditure by department, 2026

Approved allocation

2026 is the Revised Estimate: the amount the Dáil has provided for, not what has been spent. It can differ from the Fiscal Monitor’s annual estimate, which also reflects supplementary estimates.

  • Gross voted expenditure
  • €28,944m
  • €27,350m
  • €13,455m
  • €11,394m
  • €7,069m
  • €6,338m
  • €5,045m
  • €4,761m
Voted public expenditure by department, 2026 (€)
DepartmentCurrentCapitalGrossAppropriations-in-aidNet
Social Protection€28,927m€17m€28,944m−€14,878m€14,066m
Health Group€25,790m€1,560m€27,350m−€410m€26,940m
Education and Youth€11,796m€1,659m€13,455m−€459m€12,996m
Housing, Local Government & Heritage Group€4,043m€7,351m€11,394m−€85m€11,309m
Children, Disability and Equality Group€6,931m€138m€7,069m−€26m€7,043m
Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Group€5,948m€390m€6,338m−€291m€6,047m
Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science€4,204m€841m€5,045m−€1,246m€3,799m
Transport€1,321m€3,440m€4,761m−€21m€4,740m
€1,980m€337m€2,317m−€499m€1,818m
€1,737m€414m€2,150m−€145m€2,005m
€826m€725m€1,551m−€224m€1,327m
€1,192m€300m€1,492m−€25m€1,467m
€629m€762m€1,391m−€83m€1,308m
€1,310m€40m€1,350m−€71m€1,279m
€233m€835m€1,068m−€7m€1,061m
€734m€24m€758m−€72m€685m
€340m€273m€613m−€37m€577m
€338m—€338m−€7m€331m

Gross voted expenditure over time

Gross voted expenditure by year
YearStatusGrossCurrentCapital
2026Approved allocation€117,385m€98,279m€19,106m
2025Provisional outturn€109,148m€92,855m€16,292m
2024Provisional outturn€103,959m€89,041m€14,918m
2023Provisional outturn€94,862m€82,170m€12,692m
2022Provisional outturn€88,864m€77,923m€10,942m
2021Provisional outturn€87,216m€77,549m€9,666m
2020Provisional outturn€84,745m€75,643m€9,102m
2019Provisional outturn€67,265m€60,101m€7,164m
2018Provisional outturn€63,052m€57,057m€5,996m
2017Provisional outturn€58,620m€54,019m€4,601m
2016Provisional outturn€55,987m€51,775m€4,212m
2015Provisional outturn€54,594m€50,864m€3,730m

When responsibilities move between departments, comparisons across years are not like for like. Department pages mark years where the set of Votes changed.

Source: Voted Public Expenditure (Databank), Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and DigitalisationLicence: CC BY 4.0DáilDex last checked 8 October 2026

€2,317m
  • €2,150m
  • €1,551m
  • €1,492m
  • €1,391m
  • €1,350m
  • €1,068m
  • €758m
  • €613m
  • €338m
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