Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount in youth funding for County Roscommon and County Galway in each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [8441/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Youth funding is administered on behalf of my Department by the 16 Education and Training Boards. The funding provided to Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board for the period 2020 to 2025 is outlined the the table below.

Revised Youth Funding Scheme - Established as part of the value for money process and funding provided for 16 new revised youth funding scheme projects and for the augmentation of a further 7 projects since 2016. These projects received continued funding throughout 2020. These RYFS projects facilitated the continued provision of funding to the youth service sector while also operating as sample programmes for new scheme development.

UBU Your Place Your Space – A single youth funding scheme that targets disadvantaged young people with evidence informed interventions and services that will secure good outcomes. This fund replaces funding previously provided under Special Projects for Youth, Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund 1 &2 and the Local Drug Task Force projects. UBU Your Place Your Space became operational in mid- 2020.

UBU Your Place Your Space Resilience and Effectiveness Funding Scheme- A scheme which enables funded organisations to grow capacity as well as to engage in and expand on innovative and responsive service delivery types to cater for and respond to emerging needs.

Youth Information Centres - Funding are provided for a network of 21 Youth Information Centres and the purpose of these centres is to provide young people with access to information on rights, opportunities, benefits, health, welfare and other matters.

ETB Youth Grant – Funding is made available on an annual basis to ETBs to enable them to support the provision, co-ordination, administration and assessment of youth work services within its functional area.

Local Youth Club Grant Scheme - Supports volunteer-led youth work activities at a local level. These grants are made available to all youth clubs and groups through local Education and Training Boards.

Capital Funding Scheme for Youth Services – Capital funding was also made available to targeted staff-led youth services across the country with grants available for the purchase of new or to replace essential equipment for youth services as well as minor health and safety improvements. The scheme was open to applications from services which received funding under the UBU Your Place Your Space Funding Scheme, Youth Information Centre scheme and clubs funded under the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme.

Migrant Integration Fund – Funding provided to youth services/ youth clubs to best meet the local need to support the integration of young people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Minor Grant Scheme - Funding made available to this ETB in 2024 to meet minor costs, provide additional programme related costs associated with the provision of universal youth work supports for all young people.

LGBTI+ Additional Hours – Funding provided to create a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for LGBTI+ young people by making all youth services more inclusive of LGBTI+ young people.

Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative – Funding for programmes and actions to support young people aged 15 to 24 who are not in education training or employment and are not being reached by mainstream training and supports. The Initiative provides community based support and interventions to improve soft skills, confidence and agency and to support their engagement in progression pathways including education, training and employment.