Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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To move on, one of the issues I routinely come across is the lack of funding for youth services, which is an area that yields great benefits when proper investment is made. Is there an objective resource allocation model in place based on factors such as socio-economic circumstances, age and rural or urban location or is funding dependent on Pobal and which organisations are in a position to make an application for funding? How is this done? Is there any prospect of moving towards an objective resource allocation model? It strikes me that what we spend may not be spent in the right areas.