Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 October 2025
754. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of expansion of services funding in Budget 2026 by subhead, separating existing levels of service funding from new measures funding, in tabular form. [56609/25]
View answer755. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the detail of all new measures of funding in Budget 2026, broken down by line item, excluding any existing levels of service funding. [56610/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 754 and 755 together.
The current Health budget will grow by €1.5 billion in 2026, an increase of 6.2% compared to the Budget 2025 allocation. This will fund an increase of 3,300 whole time equivalents (WTE) in the workforce in 2026. The detailed allocation of this funding and workforce will form part of the preparation of the HSE National Service Plan for 2026.
