Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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952. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to the provision of youth services; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31172/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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953. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated in 2020 and 2021 on the UBU your place, your space programme; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2020, in tabular form. [31173/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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954. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the youth services grant scheme; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31174/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the youth services grant scheme; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020 is provided below.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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955. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the local youth club grant scheme; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31175/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the local youth club grant scheme; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020 is provided in the table below.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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956. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on youth information centres; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31176/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on youth information centres; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020 is provided in the table below.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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957. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the targeted youth funding scheme; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31177/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on the targeted youth funding scheme; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020 is provided in the table below.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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958. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated to Tusla for youth counselling services in 2019, 2020 and 2021; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31178/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, provides financial support for counselling delivered by community-based service providers and Family Resource Centres. Information on these activities and financial supports are published in Tusla's Annual Reports and Financial Statements.

My Department does not set a specific amount to be allocated by Tusla to support provision of youth counselling.

The table below outlines the funding provided by Tusla in 2019 and 2020 for counselling grants as part of its Family Support service. Funding provided in 2021 is expected to be in line with previous years.

Table 1: Tusla's Family Support Service Grant Funding in 2019 and 2020:

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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959. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to youth services from the dormant accounts fund; the services and programmes in receipt of this funding in 2019 and 2020; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31179/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to youth services from the dormant accounts fund; the services and programmes in receipt of this funding in 2019 and 2020; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020 is provided in the tables below.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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960. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated to Tusla for family resource centres in 2019, 2020 and 2021; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31180/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Tusla administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 FRCs across the country. My Department allocates core funding for the FRC Programme and, since 2019, this amount has been €18m each year. The FRC Programme includes funding to FRCs and the FRC National Forum.

In addition to core funding, FRCs have received additional amounts in the form of once-off grant payments or payments from Dormant Accounts funding, over the period. Payments to FRCs (over €50,000) are shown in Tusla's Annual Financial Statements.

The table below sets out the amount allocated to and drawn down by Tusla, in respect of the FRC Programme for 2019-2020 and the allocation for 2021.

Table 1:FRC Programme funding allocated and drawn down 2019-2021 (to date):

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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961. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to national youth organisations; the organisations allocated funding; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31181/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I have provided the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to national youth organisations; the organisations allocated funding; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020 in the table below.

*The 2021 allocations should not be taken as the final figures for the year as allocations are still to be made under the Youth Capital scheme later this year.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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962. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to youth capital projects; and the amount of the allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31194/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The amount allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to youth capital projects; and the amount of the allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020 is provided in the table below. Allocations have not yet been made under the Youth Capital scheme in 2021. An application process is currently underway.

Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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963. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding that was allocated to youth services to mitigate Covid-19 and its impact. [31266/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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A total sum of €1,338,270 in funding was allocated to youth services to mitigate Covid-19 and its impact in 2020.

An ICT investment grant of €1,000,000 was made available to support the improvement of ICT infrastructure within youth services and youth clubs to facilitate the remote provision of youth programmes and youth services.

Early in my tenure, my Department made available a fund of €338,000 for a small capital grant scheme. The scheme allowed over 1,500 funded youth services and clubs to meet minor costs incurred as a result of Covid-19 response measures.

A further amount of €1.4m is currently being distributed through the ETBs nationally to mitigate covid-19 cost pressures and to support the re-engagement of volunteers as we continue to move out of restrictions.

Additionally, during the periods of restrictions due to Covid-19, all youth funding provided by the Department was maintained fully.