Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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358. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if and when, required counselling through Kildare youth services will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who requires the support due to ongoing health concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45131/15]

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. 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 2016, funding of €51m has been provided to my Department for these schemes.

An amount of €488,200 was allocated, in 2015, for the projects and services under Kildare Youth Services, which operates under Youth Work Ireland. My Department provides funding to Kildare Youth Services for programmes under the Special Projects for Youth Scheme in respect of six local youth projects in Athy, Naas, Leixlip, Newbridge, the Curragh and Kildare town and a Youth Information Centre in Naas.

I am aware that Kildare Youth Services provides a range of additional services to meet young people's needs. These include specific supports for children and young people, which are funded by a number of statutory agencies. I am making further enquiries about the matter which the Deputy has raised and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.