Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2025
268. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount being allocated for core funding for the 2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38264/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe provision of Higher Education funding on an annual basis, including the recurrent grant or core funding allocation, are part of overall expenditure management and budgetary policy for Government.
The published Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2025 provides for a recurrent grant allocation of €1,666,661,000 in 2025. This is broken down as €1,468,309,000 under subhead B4 and €198,352,000 under the Enterprise Focused National Training Fund allocation.
The Deputy will appreciate that it is not possible for me to provide an indication of any measures that may be introduced in Budget 2026, including details of core funding for the higher education sector in 2026. However, I can assure the Deputy that I will be seeking the best possible outcome for the tertiary and research sectors in the upcoming budget.
