Dáil debates

Wednesday, 16 July 2025

1:55 pm

Photo of Mary ButlerMary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I move the following Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025:

Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €5,438,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Secretary General to the President, for certain other expenses of the President's Establishment and for certain grants.

Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €37,314,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Department of the Taoiseach, including certain services administered by the Department and for payment of grants.

Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €25,520,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Attorney General, including a grant.

Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €92,315,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Central Statistics Office.

Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €72,023,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €53,389,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor.

Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €691,350,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Public Works; for services administered by that Office and for payment of certain grants and for the recoupment of certain expenditure.

Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €89,367,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Valuation Office and certain minor services and that a sum not exceeding €479,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €11,618,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the An Coimisiún Toghcháin.

Vote 26 - Education and Youth (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €11,798,706,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Education and Youth, for certain services administered by that Office, and for the payments of certain grants.

Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €973,230,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environement, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants.

Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €1,733,405,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain grants and subsidies and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes and the remediation of Haulbowline Island and that a sum not exceeding €31,800,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

Vote 32 - Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €1,217,144,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, including certain services administered by that Office, for the payment of certain subsidies and grants and for the payment of certain grants under cash-limited schemes and that a sum not exceeding €3,012,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

Vote 33 - Culture, Communications and Sport (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €1,164,077,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport including certain services administered by that Office, and for payment of certain subsidies and grants and that a sum not exceeding €19,576,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €8,529,631,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, including grants to Local Authorities, grants and other expenses in connection with housing, water services, miscellaneous schemes, subsidies, grants and payments of certain grants under cash-limited schemes.

Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €324,477,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December 2025 for retired pay, pensions, compensation, allowances and gratuities payable under sundry statutes to or in respect of members of the Defence Forces and certain other Military Organisations, etc., and for sundry contributions and expenses in connection therewith; for certain extra-statutory children's allowances and other payments and for sundry grants.

Vote 36 - Defence (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €995,054,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Defence, including certain services administered by that Office; for the pay and expenses of the Defence Forces; and for payment of certain grants.

Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €535,444,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht including certain services administered by that Office and for the payment of grants and that a sum not exceeding €2,200,000 be granted by way of the application for capital supply services of unspent appropriations, the surrender of which may be deferred under Section 91 of the Finance Act 2004.

Vote 45 - Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Revised Estimate)

That a sum not exceeding €3,483,932,000 be granted to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2025, for the salaries and expenses of the Office of the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for certain services administered by that Office, and for the payments of certain grants.

Votes put and agreed to.