Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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579. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide funding in respect of a project (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20827/15]

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. Some 30 national and major regional youth services receive funding under the Youth Services Grants Scheme. 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, Local Drugs Task Force Projects and certain other programmes including the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme and Youth Information Centres Scheme. The funding schemes support national and local youth work provision to some 380,000 young people and involve approximately, 1,400 youth work staff in 477 projects and 40,000 volunteers working in youth work services and communities throughout the country. In 2015, an allocation of €49.9m has been provided to my Department to support the provision of youth services.

My Department does not have available to it, funding for the summer project initiative detailed by the Deputy. The project may be eligible for funding under the Summer Project Grant Scheme operated by the City of Dublin Youth Services Board. Under the scheme, grants are awarded towards the cost of educational programmes and activities in locally organised summer projects in the Dublin City area. Further details are available from www.cdysb.ie.