Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 349: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that sufficient youth workers can be recruited to enable a club (details supplied) in Dublin 3 to provide services to children and young people in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21585/06]

Síle de Valera (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The City of Dublin Youth Service Board (CDYSB) administers grant aid to youth clubs and youth organisations in the Dublin area on behalf of the Youth Affairs Section of my Department. The CDYSB can be contacted directly for information on grants available (details of all grants offered by CDYSB are available on its recently launched Website — www.cdysb.ie).

The Youth Affairs Section of my Department also provides support for a number of schemes and initiatives designed to ensure the provision of non-formal educational opportunities for young people throughout the country. This consists mainly of grant-aid assistance for national and major regional youth organisations under the Youth Service Grant Scheme, special youth work projects for disadvantaged young people and the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund which targets those young people most at risk from substance misuse.

I will continue to make every effort to ensure that adequate funding continues to be made available for the support, development and expansion of the valuable services and programmes provided by the youth work sector in Ireland.