2026 FUNDING EXPLAINED · TRANSPORT
Public transport PSO services: where the money goes
A €940 million Public Service Obligation allocation helps subsidise bus and rail services and sustain access to public transport across Ireland.
This is a budget allocation, forecast or selected published measure, not an audited year-end outturn.
01 / UNDERSTAND THE ALLOCATION
What does this amount cover?
A €940 million Public Service Obligation allocation helps subsidise bus and rail services and sustain access to public transport across Ireland.
2026 published amount
€940m
Basis: 2026 service allocation. This is recorded under transport for navigation, but the programme's accounting scope may be narrower than the complete sector shown elsewhere.
Contained within Department of Transport current envelope. The two figures must not be added together as separate costs.
02 / DEFINITIONS MATTER
Is this really what the State spent?
An allocation, not a receipt
This is a budget allocation, forecast or selected published measure, not an audited year-end outturn. A funding announcement does not confirm every euro was spent or that every announced measure was delivered.
Scope and overlap
This is a funding allocation to services, not a forecast of passenger numbers or a direct subsidy for an individual user. To construct a fully reconciled spending tree we would need the compatible underlying voted and non-voted expenditure returns.
Why this sits in Transport
The programme is mapped to this sector so visitors can explore it alongside related public services, regardless of which government department currently administers it.
Getting to an outcome
Money allocated to a service should be considered alongside reported activity, eligibility, capacity and delivery targets. A larger budget alone cannot establish better results.
03 / KEEP EXPLORING
Related published funding amounts.
These are selected allocations connected by purpose, not an additive breakdown. Some are parts of others, and some are current, capital or additional Budget measures. Open each page to check the exact boundary.
04 / TRACE THE FIGURE
Official source and methodological limits.
Source document
Department of Transport, Budget 2026 →. The amount is shown in the underlying document; Compound hosts its own explanation and navigation rather than embedding the source's charts.
Year: 2026. Basis: 2026 service allocation. Displayed amount: €940m. Last verified: 2026-11-13.
This is a funding allocation to services, not a forecast of passenger numbers or a direct subsidy for an individual user. Published programme funding may differ from the sector total because of timing, accounting scope or transfers of functions. The selected amounts are not summed or subtracted to invent a remainder.