Youth Services

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

Questions (181, 182)

Robert Troy

Question:

181. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if additional funding has been sourced, or put in place for the UBU – Your Place, Your Space scheme. [40473/24]

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Robert Troy

Question:

182. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will allocate funding to projects ranked 2 and 3 on the UBU – Your Place, Your Space scheme (details supplied). [40474/24]

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Written answers

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together.

I am very pleased to have secured a 9% increase in youth service funding for 2025, bringing my Department’s investment under our main youth budget subhead to a total of €84.9 million. This increased level of funding will enable the expansion of youth service capacity to engage more young people, across both universal and targeted youth services, including the establishment of 10 new targeted youth services under the UBU Your Place Your Space scheme.

The projects referenced are from a previous panel, based on census data from 2016. This panel has now ceased. My officials are examining the options for 2025 allocations, for both existing and new services, in advance of the publication of the Revised Estimates Volume, with a more detailed breakdown to be released. My officials will engage with the Education and Training Boards to progress the establishment of new services later this year.

Question No. 182 answered with Question No. 181.