Irish Voted Public Expenditure 1994–2022

Annual public spending allocated by Dáil Vote, sourced from the Department of Public Expenditure Databank. Last updated 7 May 2026.

Total 2022

€59.89bn

Votes

45

Years

29

Coverage

1994–2022

Votes ranked by 2022 total expenditure

VoteDepartment / BodyCurrentCapitalTotal 2022
V38

Health

Health Group

€21.13bn€0€21.13bn
V37

Employment Affairs & Social Protection

Employment Affairs & Social Protection Group

€12.16bn€0€12.16bn
V26

National Training Fund

Education & Skills Group

€8.49bn€0€8.49bn
V34

Housing, Local Government & Heritage

Housing, Local Government & Heritage Group

€2.53bn€0€2.53bn
V45

Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science

€2.46bn€0€2.46bn
V40

Children And Youth Affairs

Children and Youth Affairs Group

€2.07bn€0€2.07bn
V20

Garda Síochána

Justice Group

€1.92bn€0€1.92bn
V30

Agriculture, Food And The Marine

Agriculture, Food and the Marine Group

€1.57bn€0€1.57bn
V33

Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport And Media

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

€1.02bn€0€1.02bn
V31

Transport

Transport Group

€885.5m€0€885.5m
V12

Superannuation And Retired Allowances

Finance Group

€707.6m€0€707.6m
V36

Defence

Defence Group

€695.4m€0€695.4m
V27

International Co-operation

Foreign Affairs Group

€602.4m€0€602.4m
V9

Office Of The Revenue Commissioners

Finance Group

€475.4m€0€475.4m
V24

Justice And Equality

Justice Group

€468.0m€0€468.0m
V21

Prisons

Justice Group

€368.5m€0€368.5m
V32

Business, Enterprise & Innovation

Business, Enterprise & Innovation Group

€358.8m€0€358.8m
V13

Office Of Public Works

Finance Group

€326.9m€0€326.9m
V28

Foreign Affairs And Trade

Foreign Affairs Group

€293.9m€0€293.9m
V35

Army Pensions

Defence Group

€270.6m€0€270.6m
V42

Rural & Community Development

Rural & Community Development Group

€186.5m€0€186.5m
V29

Communications, Climate Action & Environment

Environment, Climate and Communications Group

€168.5m€0€168.5m
V4

Central Statistics Office

Taoiseach's Group

€105.6m€0€105.6m
V22

Courts Service

Justice Group

€104.0m€0€104.0m
V18

National Shared Services Office

Public Expenditure and Reform Group

€61.5m€0€61.5m
V6

Chief State Solicitor's Office

Taoiseach's Group

€50.5m€0€50.5m
V11

Public Expenditure And Reform

Public Expenditure and Reform Group

€48.9m€0€48.9m
V5

Director Of Public Prosecutions

Taoiseach's Group

€48.7m€0€48.7m
V7

Department Of Finance

Finance Group

€43.0m€0€43.0m
V2

Department Of The Taoiseach

Taoiseach's Group

€38.9m€0€38.9m
V23

Property Registration Authority

Justice Group

€34.1m€0€34.1m
V3

Office Of The Attorney General

Taoiseach's Group

€34.0m€0€34.0m
V44

Data Protection Commission

Justice Group

€23.2m€0€23.2m
V43

Office Of The Government Chief Information Officer

Public Expenditure and Reform Group

€21.4m€0€21.4m
V39

Office Of Government Procurement

Public Expenditure and Reform Group

€19.5m€0€19.5m
V17

Public Appointments Service

Finance Group

€17.7m€0€17.7m
V8

Office Of The Comptroller And Auditor General

Finance Group

€16.1m€0€16.1m
V16

Valuation Office

Finance Group

€14.3m€0€14.3m
V19

Office Of The Ombudsman

Finance Group

€12.8m€0€12.8m
V14

State Laboratory

Finance Group

€11.9m€0€11.9m
V25

Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission

Justice Group

€7.5m€0€7.5m
V1

President's Establishment

Finance Group

€4.8m€0€4.8m
V41

Policing Authority

Justice Group

€3.9m€0€3.9m
V10

Tax Appeals Commission

Finance Group

€3.5m€0€3.5m
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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