Written answers
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Youth Enterprise Initiatives
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding in each of the following schemes; special projects for youth, young people’s and facilities fund round 1 and 2, youth service grant, local drugs task force projects and the youth information centres that is funded through the National Lottery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53947/12]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Youth Affairs Unit of my Department supports the delivery of a range of youth work programmes and services for all young people, including those from disadvantaged communities, by the voluntary youth sector. Funding of €56.806m has been provided to my Department to support the provision of youth services and programmes in 2012. Details of funding allocations in 2012 for the services requested are set-out hereunder.
Scheme | 2012 Allocation |
---|---|
Youth Service Grant Scheme | 10,928,908 |
Special Projects for Youth (SPY) | 17,041,730 |
Youth Information Centres | 1,424,592 |
Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund YPFSF(1) | 6,724,964 |
Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund YPFSF(2) | 14,606,732 |
Local Drug Task Force Projects (LDTF) | 1,339,501 |
Other programmes and supports include Gaisce – The President’s Award, Leargas – The Exchange Bureau, the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme, Youth Arts and Health Programmes | 4,739,573 |
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