Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (Supplementary)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Supplementary)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Supplementary)
2:00 am
Kevin Moran (Longford-Westmeath, Independent)
The overall OPW cost for the EU Presidency is estimated at €66 million. In this regard, the current expenditure is €41 million and the capital expenditure is €25 million. Most of the expenditure will occur in 2026. The costs will include the costs of capital works at State-owned venues and hiring supplementary venues and equipment, such as modern audiovisual equipment, and temporary staff to manage the OPW services.
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