Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Youth Services
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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767. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 532 of 11 February 2025 and 954 of 5 February 2025, if she will outline the difference in the overall funding for youth affairs; how the figure for ELS is €86,293,514 but then the overall figure of €84.9 million is used; which figure is the representative figure of funding for youth affairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7679/25]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Annual funding provided for youth organisations and services is provided under the sectoral programme for children and young people B06-Youth Organisations and Services (part funded by the national lottery). In addition to the above funding stream which provides the mainstream funding for youth services and youth organisations, other funding streams also contribute to the overall funding which is made available for youth organisations and services. For 2025, the figure of €84.9m refers to the overall funding available under subhead B06, current and capital, and the figure of €86.3m refers to the overall ELS figure inclusive of funding which is made available under other funding streams.
Overall B06 Youth funding provided to Youth Affairs Unit 2025 (€84.9m)
2025 | |
|---|---|
| B06-ELS Current | €82,198,000 |
| B06-NDM Current | €1,700,000 |
| B06- Capital | €1,000,000 |
| Total | €84,898,000 |
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| B06-Youth Organisations and Services | €82,198,000 |
| B08-Dormant Accounts Funding – Economic and Social Disadvantage Measures | €462,514 |
| B09-Programme for Peace and Reconciliation | €920,000 |
| C05-Children and Young People’s Policy Framework and Other Programmes | €1,713,000 |
| E05-Ukraine Grant Funding- Youth Support | €1,000,000 |
| Total | €86,293,514 |
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Solidarity)
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768. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 532 of 11 February 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the allocation of the existing levels of services funding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7680/25]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The table below outlines the overall ELS funding allocation for the Youth Affairs Unit, detailing the breakdown of resources provided to maintain the existing level of service across all sub-heads.
Youth Affairs Unit Current Funding Allocation ELS
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B06-Youth Organisations and Services | €82,198,000 | €74,448,000 | €72,948,000 | €71,789,000 | €66,789,000 |
| B08-Dormant Accounts Funding – Economic and Social Disadvantage Measures | €462,514 | €308,000 | €581,000 | €3,116,000 | €2,110,000 |
| B09-Programme for Peace and Reconciliation | €920,000 | €1,126,000 | €741,000 | €1,700,000 | €2,900,000 |
| C05-Children and Young People’s Policy Framework and Other Programmes | €1,713,000 | €1,655,000 | €1,570,000 | €540,000 | €534,000 |
| E05-Ukraine Grant Funding- Youth Support | €1,000,000 | €2,000,000 | *€0 | €0 | €0 |
| Total | €86,293,514 | €79,537,000 | €75,840,000 | €77,145,000 | €72,333,000 |
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