Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 May 2026
999. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the basis on which the current levy arising from public expenditure overruns is being calculated and applied to her Department’s Vote; whether any categories of expenditure, including pay, pensions or staffing-related costs, are exempt from the levy within her Department; and if she will provide a breakdown of the areas against which the levy is being applied [35074/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe levy amount being applied was set out in a written letter from the Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) to this Department's Secretary General. This letter notes the basis for the levy arising from Government Decision S180/20/10/3001 dated 21 April “on the application of an Expenditure Levy.”
The letter states that the levy will apply to current expenditure in 2027. The letter notes that it “is a matter for your Department to determine how the levy will be applied across your Vote Group”. The letter does not specify as to what areas of current expenditure are to be impacted. This will be determined in due course with proposals to be provided to DPER before the specified return date of the 17th July 2026.
