Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised)

6:25 pm

Photo of Robert TroyRobert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In 2012 this area took a hit of €3.5 million, in 2013 a hit of €5.4 million and this year it has a further hit of €2 million. I said previously on Question Time that it was regrettable that such an important element of the Minister's budget, one which provides the best bang for the buck in terms of investment, has once again had a large decrease in its budget. Have the youth services been informed of their budget for 2014 as prior to Christmas they had not been informed and, therefore, could not plan what works to undertake. This is very much a disproportionate cut in terms of the percentage of the Department's overall budget. The previous Government has to take its share of responsibility also given that since 2008 this area has seen a cut in the region of 48%.

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