Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 614: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a special grant will be made available to Tallaght Youth Service to allow Foróige and Youth Club progress to provide a youth club premises in Tallaght east; and the assurances and support which would be available. [32667/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department deals with the non-formal education of Ireland's young people and provides support by way of financial and other assistance to those organisations providing youth work programmes and services. The funding available meets the costs of direct support for national voluntary youth organisations and a number of related activities which include special projects for youth, particularly in disadvantaged areas, youth information services and grants to local youth groups and clubs.

My Department does not operate a scheme of capital funding for youth clubs or youth organisations. The local youth club grant scheme makes provision for the support of youth work activities at local level. These grants are made available to youth clubs and groups through the Vocational Educational Committees, in this instance, County Dublin VEC. The scheme is open to all those involved in the provision of youth work services at a local level and is allocated in line with the priorities within those areas and within the overall financial resources available for the scheme.

Grants are grouped under two headings, namely youth grants designed to aid the ongoing costs of youth clubs and groups and special youth grants of a once-off nature intended to aid special youth work initiatives.