Fiscal claim
Programme for Government — increase disability funding
Headline figure
Per-year impact
€700m
Recurring annual spend
Total over horizon
€700m
2025 onwards
Confidence
Stated in source
PfG commits to substantial disability funding uplift. Modelled at €700m/yr (lower than SD manifesto's €1.1bn).
Attribution & links
- Origin
- Programme For Government
- Owner
- Programme for Government
- Policy area
- Disability
- Underwrites commitment
- Standalone fiscal claim
- First stated
- 2025-01-23
- Last reviewed
- 2026-05-23
Verification
Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.
Verified against Programme for Government 2025 - Securing Ireland's Future, p.92: "Undertake a cross-departmental examination of where disability spending delivers best results, to inform future funding."
Evidence & sources
Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.
Source
- Programme for Government 2025Department of the Taoiseach·Retrieved 2026-05-23high
- Programme for Government 2025 - Securing Ireland's Future, p.92 - verbatim figureGovernment of Ireland·Retrieved 2026-05-23high
See this claim in coalition context on the fiscal model.