Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 October 2025
435. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the name and location of UBU-funded youth services, per constituency, and the funding provided to each service in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; as well as the number of staff and number of young people engaged in the service for each of those years, in tabular form. [57348/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraPlease note the department captures data based on education and training board (ETB) areas and not by constituency. All requested data is provided in this format.
Funding provided to each UBU Your Place Your Space (UBU) funded youth services in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, are provided below.
Regarding funding to be provided in 2026, arising from Budget 2026, an additional €8 million in current and capital funding has been allocated to support the sustainability and development of youth services. This investment strengthens the foundation for inclusive, high-quality provision — ensuring continuity, expanding reach, and enabling services to respond to the evolving needs of Ireland’s diverse youth population.
The Budget documentation published sets out funding for key measures and actions agreed for the coming year. As the Deputy may be aware, in line with standard practice, the final allocation of funding for my Department for 2026 will be set out in the 2026 Revised Estimates Volume (REV) which is due to be published later this year. Further details on the 2026 allocations for my Department will be available after the 2026 REV process is complete.
My officials are currently extracting the data related to the number of staff and number of young people engaged with these UBU services across the requested period, which will be forwarded directly to the Deputy at a later date.
Funding Provided under UBU Your Place Your Space (UBU) Scheme 2020 to 2025
*UBU became operational from 1st July 2020
