Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 May 2026
737. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to his Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within his Department; and if he will provide a breakdown of the areas against which the levy is being applied. [35084/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe basis for calculating the total amount to be levied from my Vote Group or any other is a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.
The levy may be raised from any items in my Vote Group’s current budget allocation for 2027, subject of course to contractual commitments, policy priorities, etc.
The specific areas to be levied are yet to be determined. The matter is currently under consideration and I expect that my Department will agree the details in due course with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.
