Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of the additional €5.5 million allocated to youth work for 2005 which has been spent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36697/05]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The financial provision for the youth work sector in my Department in 2005 is €33.889 million. The additional allocation made available for youth work purposes in 2005 is catering for a number of developments under the Youth Work Act 2001 and the national youth work development plan and for enhancements to existing youth work programmes and services. Some €3.94 million of the additional funding made available in 2005 has been expended to date. The balance will be expended by year end.