Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 May 2026
256. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount yielded from carbon tax for each of the years from 2023 to 2025; the breakdown of the expenditure and the purposes it was allocated to in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32331/26]
View answerCarbon tax receipts are used to fund a balanced package of measures, including targeted social protection, agri-environment schemes and large scale home retrofitting. These interventions are designed to prevent fuel poverty, support a just transition, and ensure that households and communities, particularly those on lower incomes, are supported as decarbonisation takes place.
I am advised by the Department of Finance, based on information provided by the Revenue Commissioners, that the receipts collected in respect of Fuel Taxes for the years 2023 and 2024 are published on the Revenue website at:
www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statistics/excise/receipts-volume-and-price/excise-receipts-commodity.aspx
The provisional receipts for carbon tax in 2025 are €1.176 billion.
A breakdown on the annual allocations to key areas for the years requested is set out below:
|
Programme |
Department |
2023 €m |
2024 €m |
2025 €m |
2026 €m |
|
Retrofitting & Community Energy Efficiency |
DCEE |
291 |
380 |
469 |
558 |
|
ODA - Green Climate Fund |
DCEE |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Just Transition Fund |
DCEE |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
|
Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) and green agriculture pilots |
DAFM |
81 |
113 |
143 |
173 |
|
Sustainable Transport Measures |
D/Transport |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|
Peatlands Rehabilitation |
DHLGH |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Once-off Pilot Housing Regeneration Programme |
DHLGH |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Targeted Social Protection Interventions |
DSP |
218 |
262 |
306 |
350 |
|
Total |
|
623 |
788 |
951 |
1,114 |
My Department issues an annual publication on Budget Day titled The Use of Carbon Tax Funds, which contains further detail on carbon tax allocations, and includes information on the programmes funded from these amounts. All previous versions are available on the Department’s website.
