1734. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm both in percentage and in clear monetary terms the value of the ‘levy’ on his Department's expenditure, that was required to be communicated to the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation on or before the deadline of 17 July 2026, (details supplied) and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60673/26]

Following the Government decision to apply an expenditure levy on Votes in 2027, the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation notified my Department that a levy of €5m will apply to my Vote Group's current expenditure allocation in 2027. The levy of €5m equates to 0.13% of my Vote Group's current expenditure allocation for 2026.