Welcome To Budget 2025
Social Protection
Agriculture
Environment
Budget Highlights
TAX
Vivamus magna justo, lacinia eget consectetur sed, convallis at tellus. Sed porttitor lectus nibh. Quisque velit nisi, pretium ut lacinia in, elementum id enim. Donec rutrum congue leo eget malesuada. Mauris blandit aliquet elit, eget tincidunt nibh pulvina
Where Your Money Goes
Vivamus magna justo, lacinia eget consectetur sed, convallis at tellus. Sed porttitor lectus nibh. Quisque velit nisi, pretium ut lacinia in, elementum id enim. Donec rutrum congue leo eget malesuada. Mauris blandit aliquet elit, eget tincidunt nibh pulvina
Quick Links
Help with Energy Costs
All domestic electricity customers will get €450 off their electricity bills. The credit will be paid in 3 instalments of €150. These payments will be made between the end of 2023 and April 2024.
A €300 once-off lump sum will be paid to people getting Fuel Allowance in the last quarter of the year.
A reduced 9% VAT rate for gas and electricity has been extended for another 12 months to 31 October 2024.
The temporary excise rate reductions on auto diesel, petrol and marked gas oil which were due to expire on 31 October 2023 are being extended until 31 March 2024.
Department of Health
€500 million to tackle waiting lists, including opening, and staffing six new surgical hubs
Expansion of the free contraception scheme to include women aged 17 – 31
Increased funding for mental health, including additional staff for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) teams
€36.3 million package of surge measures to respond to periods of heightened demand across acute and community services
Increased funding for digital health
Increased funding for digital health
Increased funding for digital health
Department of Housing
Capital funding being provided for housing in 2024 at a record €5 billion
Significant funding for Local Authorities, Water, Planning and Heritage
Rent Tax Credit for people renting will be increased from €500 to €750 per year from 2024.
Tax supports for landlords
Mortgage Interest Tax Relief
Help to Buy Scheme
Department of Education
Curabitur aliquet quam id dui posuere blandit
Cras ultricies ligula sed magna dictum porta.
Sed porttitor lectus nibh
Aliquam vel, ullamcorper sit amet ligula
Primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices
Test
Department of Children, Disability, Youth and Integration
Curabitur aliquet quam id dui posuere blandit
Cras ultricies ligula sed magna dictum porta.
Sed porttitor lectus nibh
Aliquam vel, ullamcorper sit amet ligula
Primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices
Test
Social Protection
Curabitur aliquet quam id dui posuere blandit
Cras ultricies ligula sed magna dictum porta.
Sed porttitor lectus nibh
Aliquam vel, ullamcorper sit amet ligula
Primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices
Department of Agriculture, Food, Marine
Curabitur aliquet quam id dui posuere blandit
Cras ultricies ligula sed magna dictum porta.
Sed porttitor lectus nibh
Aliquam vel, ullamcorper sit amet ligula
Primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices
Department of Environment, Climate & Communications
Curabitur aliquet quam id dui posuere blandit
Cras ultricies ligula sed magna dictum porta.
Sed porttitor lectus nibh
Aliquam vel, ullamcorper sit amet ligula
Primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment
Curabitur aliquet quam id dui posuere blandit
Cras ultricies ligula sed magna dictum porta.
Sed porttitor lectus nibh
Aliquam vel, ullamcorper sit amet ligula
Primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices
Catch Up On Latest News
Tonight, We’re All Behind the Girls in Green Senator Anne Rabbitte — 9 June 2026
There's a game tonight that deserves every bit of your attention, your voice, and your pride. In Grenoble, at the Stade des Alpes, Carla Ward's Ireland Women's National Team takes on France in a crunch World Cup qualifier—and the road to Brazil 2027 runs directly...
The Drug Is Made in Cork. The Families Are Still Waiting
The drug that could slow Friedreich’s Ataxia is made in Cork. Ireland exports it to nine European countries. But 200 Irish patients still can’t access it on the HSE. Senator Anne Rabbitte explains why — and what needs to change.
Dear Girls of Ireland: The Future Is Already Yours A Letter for International Women’s Day
Wherever you are today — at home, spending time with family, or friends or quietly beginning to imagine the life you want to build — I want you to know something important. Your voice matters. When I first became involved in public life, there were not many women in...


