Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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392. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of the funding that was awarded by his Department to youth services in Dublin North East and Dublin North Central since his Department was established in June 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4733/15]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. Targeted supports for disadvantaged, marginalised and at risk young people are provided through the Special Projects for Youth Scheme, the Young Peoples Facilities and Services Fund, Rounds 1 and 2, Local Drugs Task Force Projects and certain other programmes including the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme and Youth Information Centres. In 2015,an allocation of €49.9m has been provided to my Department to support the provision of youth services.

Details of the funding provided to youth services and projects by my Department are not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy. The funding for the provision of youth services is administered on behalf of my Department by a number of funding administrative bodies. In the main, these are the Education and Training Boards. Details of the funding in respect of youth services administered by City of Dublin Youth Service Board and Dublin City Council on behalf of my Department are being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.