Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 June 2026
199. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the proposed levy of €26 million on his Department by Minister Jack Chambers, if he will confirm whether it will be drawn down on the operational budget of his Department or on the schemes paid to farmers. [44616/26]
View answerThe Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation has written to my Department regarding a proposed expenditure levy of €26 million to be applied in 2027. The proposed levy will be based on my Department's current expenditure allocation for 2026, with capital expenditure exempted from the levy.
I am currently examining the specific implications of the levy and I will be engaging with Minister Chambers and his Department officials as part of the 2027 Budget Estimates process.
