Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 June 2026
518. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide figures of the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49662/26]
View answerThe total gross provision for my Department's Vote (Vote 34) for 2026 is €9.029bn. This is made up of €3.099bn of current funding and €5.930bn of capital funding. The allocation to the Vote Group also includes the provision to Vote 16 Tailte Éireann, Vote 23 An Coimisiún Toghcháin and Vote 39 Uisce Éireann. Inclusive of these votes, the gross provision to the Vote Group amounts to €11.4bn.
In addition to the voted provision for 2026, as set out Revised Estimates for Public Services 2026, my Department's housing programmes will benefit this year from funding of some €127.2m that is being made available from the proceeds of Local Property Tax (LPT).
As set out in the May 2026 Fiscal Monitor, net expenditure in the Vote Group to end May amounted to €3.310bn, which was €484m behind published profile of €3.794m. This variance is mostly due to Housing subheads experiencing delays in submissions of claims. It is expected that expenditure will come back into line with profile before year end.
Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. The contact email addresses are set out in the table below.
