John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 1287: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if €25,000 has been allocated to Rathmines Information and Community Services Centre Limited; her views on whether that is adequate for a youth service in Rathmines; if support will be given to this group's applications for special projects for youth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1493/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The youth affairs section of my Department received an application for funding under my Department's special projects for youth scheme, on behalf of the centre referred to by the Deputy. While it was not possible to accede to the request for mainstreaming this project in 2005, owing to the large number of applications received, a once-off grant was made available late in 2005 to assist the project in its work.

In 2005, ten new projects were sanctioned and an additional 20 upgraded from single-worker projects to two-worker projects, under the special projects for youth scheme. That represents considerable and notable progress for the scheme and the youth sector generally.

Applications for the 2006 round of grants are currently being examined, and consideration will be given to any renewed application from the project, having regard to the overall financial provision for the youth sector and the number of applications received.