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Tuesday, 23 July 2024

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Youth Services

Photo of John BradyJohn Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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1824.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of implementing a 12% increase across the board for youth funding schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32231/24]

Photo of John BradyJohn Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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1825.To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to implement a 13.5% increase in both UBU-Your Place Your Space and the youth services grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32232/24]

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1824 and 1825 together.

The estimated total cost to implement a 12% increase in funding for Youth Organisations and Services, B06 in my Department's budget, would be €9,353,760, as outlined in the following table.

B06 Funding (Current) for Youth Organisations and Services (Part funded by the National Lottery)

Grant Scheme

Funding provided under B06 Funding (Current) for Youth Organisations and Services (Part funded by the National Lottery.
2024 Funding Provision per Scheme Cost of a 12% Increase on 2024 funding provision Funding provision required incorporating 12% increase
UBU Your Place Your Space Scheme €48,042,698 €5,765,124 €53,807,822
Youth Services Grant Scheme €14,572,169 €1,748,660 €16,320,829
Local Youth Club Grant Scheme €2,500,000 €300,000 €2,800,000
Youth Information Centres €1,534,006 €184,081 €1,718,087
Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative €1,000,000 €120,000 €1,120,000
Total Cost of B06 Grant Schemes €67,648,873 €8,117,865 €75,766,738
Non- Grant Scheme Funding provided under B06 Funding (Current) for Youth Organisations and Services (Part funded by the National Lottery. 2024 Funding Provision per Scheme Cost of a 12% Increase on 2024 funding provision Funding provision required incorporating 12% increase

ETB Youth Grant €5,208,196 €624,984 €5,833,180
New Initiatives and other funding streams €1,260,000 €151,200 €1,411,200
Other National Youth Organisations and Youth Initiatives €2,071,034 €248,524 €2,319,558
Policy and Support Programmes (inc. contingency) €1,759,897 €211,188 €1,971,085
Total Cost of B06 Non Grant €10,299,127 €1,235,895 €11,535,022
Overall B06 Total €77,948,000 €9,353,760 €87,301,760

The estimated cost to implement a 13.5% increase in both UBU Your Place Your Space and the Youth Services Grant Scheme is outlined in the table below.

Grant Scheme

Funding provided under B06 Funding (Current) for Youth Organisations and Services (Part funded by the National Lottery.
2024 Funding Provision per Scheme Cost of a 13.5% Increase on 2024 funding provision Funding provision required incorporating 13.5% increase
UBU Your Place Your Space Scheme €48,042,698 €6,485,764 €54,528,462
Youth Services Grant Scheme €14,572,169 €1,967,243 €16,539,412
Total €62,614,867 €8,453,007 €71,067,874

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