Written answers

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Youth Services Funding

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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623. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the distribution of funding provided to the youth service grant scheme, the special projects for youth scheme, the young people’s facilities and services fund rounds 1 and 2, the local drug task force projects, the youth information centres, and the local youth club grant scheme in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49461/13]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Youth Affairs Unit of my Department provides a range of funding schemes and supports to the youth sector. In 2013 funding of some €53.498 million including €1.75m capital funding has been made available for these schemes to support the provision of youth services and programmes to young people throughout the country.

Details of the funding allocated in 2013 to the Youth Service Grant Scheme, the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund Rounds 1 and 2, the Local Drug Task Force Projects, Youth Information Centres and the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme are outlined hereunder.

Programme/Scheme2013 Allocation

€m
Special Projects for Youth Scheme14.968
Youth Information Centres1.282
Youth Service Grant Scheme10.337
Young Peoples Facilities & Services Fund 15.905
Young Peoples Facilities & Services Fund 213.209
Local Youth Club Grant Scheme1.035
Local Drugs Task Force Scheme1.196

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