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Subsistence Allowance Calculator Ireland
Estimate eligible day or overnight business-travel allowances. This free subsistence allowance calculator ireland shows the calculation and its assumptions so you can compare your own figures.
Your results
Estimate eligible day or overnight business-travel allowances.
Calculated outcomes
- Qualifying Units
- 3
Assumptions and estimates
- Published domestic Civil Service rates applicable in 2026. Day allowance: 5–under 10 hours €19.25; at least 10 hours €46.17. Overnight: normal €205.53, reduced €184.98, detention €102.76. Confirm distance, absence, duration, free meals/accommodation and applicable rate category; day/overnight allowances cannot be double-counted for the same absence. ERR may apply.
- Method: Apply the published day-duration or verified overnight rate to eligible units; do not combine overlapping day and overnight claims.
- Rates/conditions reviewed against the linked official sources on 5 October 2026. Confirm the stated scope before relying on the result.
Sources: Official rules and guidance
Useful next steps
- Use Compare options to test an alternative side by side.
- Check the official sources above before relying on the figure.
- Copy, print or download a record of this calculation when you need one.
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How the irish domestic subsistence calculation works
Apply the published day-duration or verified overnight rate to eligible units; do not combine overlapping day and overnight claims.
Rates/conditions reviewed against the linked official sources on 5 October 2026. Confirm the stated scope before relying on the result.
Using this calculator
- Enter your own figures in the labelled inputs. Keep the currencies, units and time periods consistent.
- Choose any applicable rate profile, pattern or assumption shown for this tool. Open additional inputs when relevant.
- Review subsistence allowance and allowance rate, then read the stated assumptions and eligibility conditions before using the result.
Official sources and further information
Worked example
This is a static example using illustrative inputs, not facts about you or today’s date. The displayed eligibility selections and assumptions apply only to this example.
See example inputs
- Absence category
- Day absence
- Hours away per day
- 10
- Qualifying days
- 3
- Verified overnight rate category
- Normal
- I have confirmed the stated eligibility conditions
- No
- Subsistence Allowance
- €0.00
- Allowance Rate
- €46.17