Written answers
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Youth Work Supports
Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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722. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the allocations to the individual funding lines and schemes (details supplied) arising from the additional €5 million announced for youth work services in Budget 2021; and the current allocation to these funding lines and schemes in 2021. [22162/21]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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All youth funding programmes received an increased allocation in 2021 arising from the additional €5 million in Budget 2021 for youth services. The table below details the exact amount increased in each funding programme for the Deputy. This increased the funding for youth services to €66.8 million and this is broken down as follows:
| Scheme | Allocation 2021 | Allocation 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| UBU Your Place Your Space (General Increase) | €39,743,138 | N/A |
| UBU Your Place Your Space (new services and supports) | €2,050,000 | N/A |
| TYFS/RYFS | N/A | €38,776,528 |
| Youth Services Grant Scheme (YSGS) | €12,261,532 | €11,563,264 |
| Local Youth Club Grant Scheme (LYCGS) | €2,254,664 | €2,107,160 |
| Youth Information Centres (YIC) | €1,557,060 | €1,347,492 |
| ETB Youth Grant | €4,675,018 | €4,130,179 |
| LGBTI Youth Strategy | €600,000 | €500,000 |
| Other Youth Initiatives (incl. Leargas, Gaisce and smaller youth related projects) | €3,647,205 | €3,363,994 |
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