Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I accept what the Chairman is saying on that issue. It is important that a certain amount of capital is available for the youth sector. One has to plan ahead to spend capital but it would be good to review the way we communicate what is available and what types of scheme people can apply for, so that it is done in plenty of time. The capital underspend in the current year was due to a low uptake, though this may have something to do with the time required for planning and the process people have to go through to identify schemes and the amounts for which they can apply, as well as the fact that they have to obtain their own additional funds. The amount for youth funding for 2019 will be available again and will not reduce on account of the savings for 2018.