Written answers
Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Youth Services
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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406. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the funding that goes towards youth services and youth work, broken down into two categories, universal services and targeted programmes, such as UBU (Your Place Your Space); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43941/23]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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447. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that goes towards youth services and youth work, broken down in to two categories, universal services and targeted programmes such UBU (Your Place Your Space); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43943/23]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 447 together.
The below two tables outline the funding information provided by my Department to youth services and youth work, as requested by the Deputy.
| Current Funding | Universal, policy development, and targeted |
|---|---|
| UBU Your Place Your Space Funding Scheme | Targeted |
| Youth Services Grant Scheme | Universal |
| Youth Information Centres | Universal |
| Local Youth Club Grant Scheme(varies annually) | Universal |
| ETB Youth Grant | Statutory Bodies (ETBs) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| LGBTI Youth Strategy | Development and Universal |
| Policy and Support Programmes | Development and supports |
| New Initiatives and other funding streams | Development and Universal |
Youth Affairs Unit B06 Youth Organisations and Services funding 2020 to 2023
| - | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Services Grant Scheme | €11,563,000 | €12,261,000 | €12,887,000 | €13,402,000 |
| Youth Information Centres | €1,257,000 | €1,577,000 | €1,624,000 | €1,534,000 |
| ETB Youth Grant | €4,101,000 | €4,675,000 | €4,815,000 | €5,008,000 |
| Local Youth Club Grants Scheme | €2,107,000 | €2,257,000 | €2,500,000 | €2,500,000 |
| New Initiatives and other funding streams | €483,000 | €498,000 | €1,052,000 | €886,000 |
| LGBTI+ Youth Strategy 2018 - 2020 | €500,000 | €600,000 | €200,000 | €0 |
| DCYA Policy and Support Programmes | €360,000 | €1,231,000 | €1,386,000 | €1,190,000 |
| Miscellaneous | €244,000 | €117,000 | €108,000 | €187,000 |
| National Youth Organisations and Youth Initiatives | €2,276,000 | €1,777,000 | €1,940,000 | €1,951,000 |
| Transitional/ Targeted Youth Funding Scheme (to 06/20) | €17,768,000 | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| Revised Youth Funding Scheme (to 06/20) | €1,621,000 | €0 | €0 | €0 |
| UBU Your Place Your Space (from 07/20) | €19,509,000 | €41,796,000 | €44,783,000 | €46,290,000 |
| Total | €61,789,000 | €66,789,000 | €71,295,000 | €72,948,000 |
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