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Irish Voted Public Expenditure 1994-2026

Annual public spending allocated by Dáil Vote, sourced from theDepartment of Public Expenditure Databank. Last updated 1 August 2026.

Total 2026

€82.68bn

Votes

47

Years

33

Coverage

1994-2026

Votes ranked by 2026 total expenditure

VoteDepartment / BodyCurrentCapitalTotal 2026
V38

Health

Health Group

€25.79bn€0€25.79bn
V37

Employment Affairs & Social Protection

Employment Affairs & Social Protection Group

€14.38bn€0€14.38bn
V26

National Training Fund

Education & Skills Group

€11.80bn€0€11.80bn
V40

Children, Disability And Equality

Children and Youth Affairs Group

€6.92bn€0€6.92bn
V44

Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science

Justice Group

€3.13bn€0€3.13bn
V34

Housing, Local Government & Heritage

Housing, Local Government & Heritage Group

€3.10bn€0€3.10bn
V24

Justice, Home Affairs And Migration

Justice Group

€2.66bn€0€2.66bn
V20

Garda Síochána

Justice Group

€2.57bn€0€2.57bn
V30

Agriculture, Food And The Marine

Agriculture, Food and the Marine Group

€1.98bn€0€1.98bn
V31

Transport

Transport Group

€1.32bn€0€1.32bn
V12

Superannuation And Retired Allowances

Finance Group

€1.01bn€0€1.01bn
V36

Defence

Defence Group

€874.4m€0€874.4m
V27

International Co-operation

Foreign Affairs Group

€865.6m€0€865.6m
V39

Office Of Government Procurement

Public Expenditure and Reform Group

€840.0m€0€840.0m
V33

Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport And Media

Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Group

€825.9m€0€825.9m
V9

Office Of The Revenue Commissioners

Finance Group

€650.4m€0€650.4m
V32

Enterprise, Tourism And Employment

Business, Enterprise & Innovation Group

€629.0m€0€629.0m
V21

Prisons

Justice Group

€513.2m€0€513.2m
V13

Office Of Public Works

Finance Group

€448.8m€0€448.8m
V28

Foreign Affairs And Trade

Foreign Affairs Group

€444.8m€0€444.8m
V42

Rural And Community Development And The Gaeltacht

Rural & Community Development Group

€339.9m€0€339.9m
V35

Army Pensions

Defence Group

€317.3m€0€317.3m
V29

Communications, Climate Action & Environment

Environment, Climate and Communications Group

€233.0m€0€233.0m
V22

Courts Service

Justice Group

€145.2m€0€145.2m
V11

Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform And Digitalisation

Public Expenditure and Reform Group

€129.9m€0€129.9m
V4

Central Statistics Office

Taoiseach's Group

€118.9m€0€118.9m
V16

Valuation Office

Finance Group

€92.1m€0€92.1m
V5

Director Of Public Prosecutions

Taoiseach's Group

€83.3m€0€83.3m
V18

National Shared Services Office

Public Expenditure and Reform Group

€81.5m€0€81.5m
V6

Chief State Solicitor's Office

Taoiseach's Group

€61.1m€0€61.1m
V7

Department Of Finance

Finance Group

€58.8m€0€58.8m
V2

Department Of The Taoiseach

Taoiseach's Group

€37.2m€0€37.2m
V43

Office Of The Government Chief Information Officer

Public Expenditure And Reform Group

€33.2m€0€33.2m
V3

Office Of The Attorney General

Taoiseach's Group

€31.5m€0€31.5m
V17

Public Appointments Service

Finance Group

€27.0m€0€27.0m
V45

Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science

€22.7m€0€22.7m
V8

Office Of The Comptroller And Auditor General

Finance Group

€20.4m€0€20.4m
V46

Tailte Éireann

Housing, Local Government & Heritage Group

€19.3m€0€19.3m
V19

Office Of The Ombudsman

Finance Group

€18.9m€0€18.9m
V14

State Laboratory

Finance Group

€17.7m€0€17.7m
V23

Property Registration Authority

Justice Group

€12.2m€0€12.2m
V25

Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission

Justice Group

€10.6m€0€10.6m
V41

An Túdarás Póilíneachta Agus Sábháilteachta Pobail

Justice Group

€6.7m€0€6.7m
V1

President's Establishment

Finance Group

€6.3m€0€6.3m
V10

Tax Appeals Commission

Finance Group

€4.2m€0€4.2m
V47

Electoral Commission

Housing, Local Government & Heritage Group

€3.1m€0€3.1m
V15

Secret Service

Finance Group

€2.0m€0€2.0m

Source: Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform & Digitalisation (DPENDR). Data licensed CC-BY-4.0.

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