Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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605. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the necessary funding to an organisation (details supplied) to source a premises suitable for its needs in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39225/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Funding of the nature described by the Deputy is not available within my Department's youth service's budget. For the past number of years, the annual capital budget available to youth services has been approximately €3 million. Decisions around the allocation of these funds are made based on an assessment of need at a given time.

The funding is distributed among 30 national youth organisations, over 250 funded UBU Your Place Your Spaceyouth services, and approximately 1,400 youth clubs which are funded by my Department.

In recent years, capital funding for physical infrastructure has been provided in relation mainly to minor works, equipment, ICT and as a contribution to Local Authorities for the development of playground facilities.