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2018 Total Expenditure:
€72.9 billion
Social Protection
€20.4 billion
Health
€16.0 billion
Education
€10.2 billion
Agriculture
€1.5 billion
Transport
€2.1 billion
Justice
€2.7 billion
Debt Servicing, EU Payments
€9.8 billion
Additional Departments
€10.3 billion
* Transfers of functions across Departments may impact figures and comparison of expenditure across time.
** Figures for Housing expenditure prior to 2020 is amalgamated into 'Additional Departments'.
2018: €72.9 billion
2017: €68.9 billion