Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 May 2026
435. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for public expenditure to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36410/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn April, Government agreed that additional funding of €646 million will be provided to the Department of Education and Youth in 2026. It was further agreed that €446 million of this additional funding will be provided by way of a levy from 2027, calculated on the current expenditure REV 2026 allocations of Votes other than the Department of Education and Youth.
My Department has been advised by the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitisation that a levy of €39 million will apply to current expenditure in the Justice Vote Group in 2027 and that the Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Group pay is being protected in the distribution of the levy. The levy of €39 million equates to 0.7% of my Vote Groups current gross expenditure allocation of €5.948 billion for 2026.
My Department will be engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitisation in relation to the application of the levy across the Vote Group and the efficiencies and reforms required to ensure this.
