Written answers

Thursday, 18 April 2019

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Departmental Funding

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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270. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 603 of 4 December 2018, if she has considered conducting a historical review of funding issued to an organisation (details supplied) under the young people's facilities and services fund; the amount she plans to release to the organisation in 2019; the amount issued to date; if new conditions of funding will be attached in respect of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18311/19]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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As the Deputy is aware, 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.

In 2019, an amount of €395,103 has been allocated to local FAI community and street leagues, contributions towards regional development officers as well as programme costs.  This funding is overseen by my Department's funding intermediaries, the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) which cover nine ETB regions in this particular situation and is for specific targeted purposes.

The Education and Training Boards have in place Service Level Agreements with all funded organisations.  Each ETB has responsibility for oversight of funding to gain assurance that the direct, targeted, regional funding is being utilised exactly as intended.  There is no direct funding from my Department to FAI Headquarters.

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