Written answers

Thursday, 12 November 2020

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Youth Services

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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295. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration will be given to the provision of a dedicated youth service for an area (details supplied) in County Dublin in view of the rapid population growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36066/20]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department currently funds the youth services mentioned by the Deputy through the 'UBU Your Place Your Space' Scheme. This is a targeted youth funding scheme aimed at supporting young people between the ages of 10 and 24 who are at risk of becoming disadvantaged, marginalised or vulnerable.

This scheme sets out the process by which new services may enter the scheme and how existing schemes may be augmented. In allocating funding under the scheme, each Education and Training Board (ETB) carries out an Area Profile, Needs Assessment and Service requirement process. This process draws upon quantitative and qualitative information to objectively identify the needs of young people within the ETB’s functional area. This assessment process leads to the development of a Service Requirement which is then used as the basis for the UBU application process. This approach ensures that we can target supports to the young people most in need of intervention and that funding is allocated on the basis of evidenced need.

The total value of the grant for the youth service concerned in 2020 is €367,970. As part of the application process, Dublin Dun Laoghaire Education Training Board (DDLETB) provided the youth service concerned with a Service Requirement document outlining the needs and target groups to be supported under the UBU scheme. DDLETB is there to support the Youth Service in implementing the Service Requirement of the area. The DDLETB Youth Officer meets regularly with the Youth Service to this end.

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