Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2025
363. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the revised voted capital expenditure ceilings for each Ministerial vote group in 2025 following the publication of the revised NDP, in tabular form; to confirm that approximately €17.1bn will be spent on capital expenditure in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52102/25]
View answerGross capital funding of €16.585 billion has been allocated to Departments in 2025. The following table sets out the allocations for each Ministerial Vote Group.
|
Ministerial Vote Group |
2025 Allocations €,m |
|
Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
337 |
|
Children, Disability and Equality Group |
100 |
|
Climate, Energy and the Environment |
770 |
|
Culture, Communications And Sport |
620 |
|
Defence Group |
215 |
|
Education and Youth |
1,602 |
|
Enterprise, Tourism and Employment |
712 |
|
Finance Group |
39 |
|
Foreign Affairs and Trade Group |
50 |
|
Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science |
720 |
|
Health Group |
1,460 |
|
Housing, Local Government & Heritage Group |
5,969 |
|
Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Group |
473 |
|
Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Group |
366 |
|
Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht |
258 |
|
Social Protection |
17 |
|
Transport |
2,877 |
|
Total |
16,585 |
The Summer Economic Statement reflected an estimated end-year provision of €17.1 billion for total capital in 2025, of which only the above €16.6 billion has been allocated to Departments.
It should be noted that the figures represented above include estimates for the Housing, Local Government, and Heritage Vote Group and the Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration Vote Group that are only in the process of being formally Voted through the Dáil at this point, but are reflective of Government decisions. Further estimates may be brought in due course following any further Government decisions.
