Government leaders warned Budget funding will be 'tight enough'

The significant budgetary spending at the Department of Health has caused tension with the Department of Public Expenditure.

Government sources have said there will be a number of one-off payments made to households but the lump-sum payments will not mirror what was spent last year. Picture: Government Information Service

The three Government leaders have been warned that Budget funding will now be tight with inflation eating up a considerable amount of extra money available.

It is understood Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan have been told that a lot of Departments will need a significant amount of extra funding just to stand still next year.