Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 February 2025
955. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total capital funding allocation for youth work within each budget per year from 2009 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2644/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department was established in 2011 and I can provide the Deputy with information relating to the capital allocations for the period 2011 to 2025.
|
Year |
Total Youth Capital Funding Allocation |
Youth Capital Funding Scheme for Youth Organisations/Youth Services/Youth Clubs |
Youth Café Funding Scheme |
Capital Grant Scheme for Play and Recreation |
Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund Capital |
|
2011 |
€0.8m |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
€0.8m |
|
2012 |
€0.5m |
Nil |
€0.50m |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2013 |
€1.75m |
Nil |
€1.50m |
€0.25m |
Nil |
|
2014 |
€0.75m |
€0.5m |
Nil |
€0.25m |
Nil |
|
2015 |
€0.75m |
€0.5m |
Nil |
€0.25m |
Nil |
|
2016 |
€3.0m |
€2.6m |
Nil |
€0.40m |
Nil |
|
2017 |
€3.0m |
€2.6m |
Nil |
€0.40m |
Nil |
|
2018 |
€3.0m |
€2.6m |
Nil |
€0.4m |
Nil |
|
2019 |
€3.2m |
€2.75m |
Nil |
€0.45m |
Nil |
|
2020 |
€3.0m |
€2.55m |
Nil |
€0.45m |
Nil |
|
2020*Additional |
€1.1m |
€1.1m |
Nil |
€0.45m |
Nil |
|
2021 |
€3.0m |
€2.53m |
Nil |
€0.45m |
Nil |
|
2022 |
€2.7m |
€2.25m |
Nil |
€0.45m |
Nil |
|
2023 |
€2.7m |
€2.25m |
Nil |
€0.45m |
Nil |
|
2024 |
€0.45m |
Nil |
Nil |
€0.45m |
Nil |
|
2025 |
€1.0m |
€0.5m |
Nil |
€0.5m |
Nil |
*On Budget Day an additional stimulus package in the form of an ICT Investment Capital Grant 2020 was announced to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 and an €1.1m funding package was provided on a once-off basis to the youth sector ICT infrastructure and the funding provided was to support improvement to ICT infrastructure in youth services to improve the provision of online youth services to young people during the duration of the pandemic.
