Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The question seeks from the Minister information regarding her plans to increase funding for youth workers and to make a statement on that matter. By way of background, current expenditure by the Department on youth work services decreased by 31.7% between 2008 and 2015. There is an enormous strain on youth services at a time when the needs of young people are growing and in the context of the expected 13% increase in youth numbers by 2021.

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