Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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1121. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of recruiting ten youth workers and three team leaders in the youth work sector for one year. [1889/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Funding from my Department in respect of funded youth organisations is designed as a contribution towards a service being provided.  My Department does not have a role in determining salaries or other related costs for a particular service, and there are no nationally recognised salary scales on which to draw.

The cost of setting up a service will vary depending on the nature of the service being provided and if it is a new service or an augmentation of an existing service.  In addition, other recruitment factors that would be taken into account include experience and relevant qualifications.

In preparation for the roll out of the targeted youth funding scheme, UBU Your Place Your Space, a number of pilot projects were established by Education and Training Boards and youthwork organisations across the country.  Based on the experience of establishing these services, an estimate for the type of service described by the Deputy would be in the region of €500,000 to €600,000 per annum.