Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)

After the Government was formed, the new Department of Education and Youth brought youth over from what was a very busy Department. In the main, this was met with positive feedback from youth workers on the ground. As the Taoiseach knows, youth and youth affairs have transitioned between many Departments over the years. Let us hope that its new home becomes something of a permanent move.

The Taoiseach will agree that youth workers are doing incredibly important work in our communities for young people, be that in terms of personal and social development, building relationships or informal education. If the Taoiseach does not have an answer for me today, he might ask the Minister, Deputy McEntee, to revert to me. Does the Government intend to publish a timeline for the development of the implementation plan for opportunities for youth, which is the youth work strategy?

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