Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 October 2025
217. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to release in full the details of the final submission made by the Government with regard to its Brexit Adjustment Reserve spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56440/25]
View answerThe Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) was established by the European Union in 2021 to assist Member States in managing the adverse impacts of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. Ireland, as the Member State most affected, received the largest allocation of funding. The total allocation available for Ireland is €802 million.
The BAR regulation provides that each Member State must submit to the Commission an application for a financial contribution from the Reserve in which the Member States will, inter alia, document their expenditure stemming from measures carried out with BAR support. Against this background, the Commission will only then assess and determine eligibility of BAR funds.
Ireland made its submission for funding from the Reserve in September 2024 as per the BAR regulation. The submission included a total of €876 million in expenditure. The review process is currently ongoing. This includes an audit and review of the submitted projects by the European Commission. It is anticipated that the review process will conclude early in 2026. At that stage, on completion of the review, the final details of Ireland’s allocation will be determined with those details and final allocation then being made available.
The table below provides a breakdown of the funding spent by Departments on projects mitigating Brexit impact that were included in Ireland’s submission.
Composition of BAR submission by Department
|
Department/Agency * |
Expenditure in submission (€m) |
|
Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
91 |
|
Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
363 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
12.7 |
|
Revenue Commissioners |
143.2 |
|
OPW |
176.4 |
|
Environment, Climate and Communications |
26.3 |
|
Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
6.8 |
|
Health |
31.8 |
|
Justice |
19.2 |
|
Taoiseach |
0.006 |
|
Transport |
2.3 |
|
OGCIO |
3.5 |
* Department structure at time of submission
