Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Youth workers and volunteers are central to the delivery of youth services to young people. The relationships which young people develop with their youth workers or volunteer leaders can be transformative to a young person's life.

I have committed to developing a workforce development plan for the youth sector, to support the recruitment and retention of staff and volunteers in the sector. My officials are currently carrying out preparatory work on the development of a plan, and will be carrying out consultation with stakeholders, including youth workers and volunteers, youth organisations, young people and providers of youth work training.

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department does not collate the information requested by the Deputy.

The UBU Your Place Your Space scheme is targeted towards disadvantaged, marginalised or vulnerable young people. Funding provided under this scheme does not directly fund youth worker posts/salaries, rather, it is allocated on a 'provision of service' basis to meet the needs of the youth population in an area. The recruitment and employment of staff including youth workers is a matter for the youth organisations and services in receipt of funding.