Public Spending

Government approves €6 billion in department bailouts for 2023

Health to receive €960 million bailout, Social Protection €1.1 billion, and education €850 million

Paschal Donohoe, the minister for public expenditure, welcomed the approval of the supplementary estimates by cabinet. Picture: Julien Behal

The government has approved an additional €4 billion of supplementary estimates, bringing the total scale of departmental bailouts for 2023 to €6 billion.

Cabinet today approved a €960 million bailout for the health budget, slightly less than the €1.1 billion that had been expected earlier in the year. It also approved €850 million in additional funding for the Department of Education, €170 million for the Department of Children, and €1.1 billion for cost of living ...