Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, well done. It is empowering for the organisations and incredibly valuable for the young people and the wider community. It would be useful for the committee if, in time, Ms Walsh came back to us with details of the additional funding that would be required. This model is in place and is working, so we should promote it and look for funding for it. Similarly, Ms Walsh said she was trying to get to the bottom of the funding changes. I have been trying to do the same thing, in regard to what was announced in the budget and what is actually going to come through. If progress were made with that, it would be useful for us because we need to call for a significant uplift in funding for youth services.