Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 September 2026
346. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 65398/26 of 16 September 2026, the allocation and provisional expenditure to the end of August 2026 in respect of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, broken down by Vote, in tabular form. [68767/26]
View answerThe Revised Estimates 2026, published in December 2025, allocated €0.3 billion by Vote for costs relating to Ireland’s hosting of the EU Presidency in second half of 2026.
To the end of August, based on provisional spending return figures reported by Departments, €0.075 billion has been spent. Expenditure Returns from each Department for costs associated with the EU presidency are set out in the table below in euro millions.
|
EU Presidency Expenditure (€000) |
€m |
|
Taoiseach's |
0.3 |
|
Finance |
3.1 |
|
Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Vote Group (excluding OPW) |
0.03 |
|
Office of Public Works (OPW) |
19.6 |
|
Justice, Home Affairs and Migration |
26.3 |
|
Education and Youth |
0.4 |
|
Foreign Affairs and Trade |
20.3 |
|
Climate, Energy and the Environment |
0.5 |
|
Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
0.2 |
|
Transport |
0.6 |
|
Enterprise, Tourism and Employment |
1.1 |
|
Culture, Communications and Sport |
0.6 |
|
Housing, Local Government & Heritage |
1.1 |
|
Defence |
0.1 |
|
Social Protection |
0.1 |
|
Health |
0.2 |
|
Children, Disability and Equality |
0.3 |
|
Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht |
0.003 |
|
Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science |
0.5 |
|
Total |
75.2 |
