Written answers

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Departmental Funding

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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1482. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding received by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54550/17]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Details of the financial resources made available by my Department to the organisation since 2013 are set out in the following table.

YearFunds
2013€136,223
2014€279,184
2015€258,958
2016€443,667
2017€159,802
TOTAL€1,277,834

The grant payments made directly by my Department supported operational costs relating to the administration of the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund and the operation of the Missing Children's Hotline.

Photo of John DeasyJohn Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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1483. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of agencies or groups in County Waterford that are receiving annual funding or subvention from her Department. [54608/17]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support children and young people throughout the country. There are currently twenty seven agencies or groups that are in receipt of annual funding from my Department in County Waterford, details of which can be found in the following table.

Number-
1 Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board
2 Waterford Youth Information Centre
3 Ballybeg Special Youth Project
4 Childrens Group Link Project
5 Ferrybank Special Project
6 Little Red Kettle Theatre Company
7 Manor of St John Youth Project
8 Sacred Heart Youth Project
9 Waterford Youth Transport Service
10 Waterford Traveller Youth Support Project
11 Waterford Youth Arts Ltd
12 Dungarvan Youth Resource Centre Project
13 Woodstown Activity Centre Project
14 Axis Programme Ballybeg
15 Farran Park/Farronshoneen Community Youth Project
16 Ferrybank Drug Prevention Project
17 Farronshoneen Youth and Community Centre
18 Frontline Project
19 Gracedieu/Logloss & Hillview Youth Project
20 Innercity Community Youth Project
21 Larchville/Lisduggan Millenium Youth Project
22 Manor Street Youth and Community Centre
23 Woodstown Activity Centre Project
24 Waterford City Arts Access
25 Waterford County Council
26 Waterford Children and Young People’s Services Committee (CYPSC)
27 Waterford Childcare Committee

The Deputy should note that this list relates to agencies or groups that are directly funded by my Department and does not take into account creches and playschools under the various childcare schemes.

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