Departmental Expenditure

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Ceisteanna (631)

Albert Dolan

Ceist:

631. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all schemes, funding programmes, capital funds, grant streams or other expenditure headings administered by his Department in 2025 and 2026 which result in allocations, awards, or spending that can be identified with a specific geographical location including county, district, town, or project site, to group these by funding stream or programme heading; to indicate, for each scheme, whether details of allocations or awards are published online; and if so, where such information may be accessed. [16558/26]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Social Protection

The mission of the Department is to promote the active participation and inclusion of all in society through the provision of income supports, employment supports and other services.

A detailed listing of the schemes and services provided by the Department, as well as budgets allocated towards them can be found in the published Revised Estimates Volumes for the Public Service.

The Department does not identify the spend by specific geographical location. However, each year the Department's expenditure is audited and published in the Vote 37 Appropriation Account and the Social Insurance Fund Financial Statements.

The latest published accounts which are for the year ended 31 December 2024 can be found using the links below:

- 2024 Vote 37 Appropriation Account www.audit.gov.ie/en/find-report/publications/2025/vote-37-social-protection.pdf[]

- 2024 Social Insurance Fund Financial Statements opac.oireachtas.ie/Data/Library3/Documents%20Laid/2025/pdf/DSPdoclaid101025_123746.pdf[]