Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

BRYR in Ballymun will lose nearly €150,000, while the Finglas Youth Resource Centre will also be hard hit. There are many others that I could list for the Tánaiste. Each of these projects that deals with children on the front line, some of them in crisis, others in trouble, represents real value for money and the State gets bang for its buck. Every cent invested in our youth and these projects gives a direct return to society, the State and the Exchequer. The scale of the proposed cuts will be devastating for youth projects across the State and in Dublin.

What about the Tánaiste's much heralded commitment to valuing children, childhood and youth? What about the Government's commitment to disadvantaged communities and children? What will the Tánaiste do about these cuts? The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is set to sign off on them next week. Will the Tánaiste intervene to stop her?

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