Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Youth Work Projects
Donna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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3387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Youthreach centres in Dublin; and the number of students attending each of those centres, in tabular form. [42804/25]
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Youthreach programme is of great importance to my Department as it provides early school leavers with the knowledge, skills and confidence required to participate fully in society and progress to further education, training and employment. Typically, the programme provides two years of education at levels 3 and 4 of the National Framework of Qualifications. Youthreach is an important and successful policy response to early school leaving.
Youthreach is delivered by Youthreach Centres, under the remit of the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) as well as in Community Training Centres (CTCs), which are onward grant providers.
As requested, the table sets out the number of Youthreach centres in Dublin and the enrolments in these centres as at end 2024, provided from SOLAS Programme and Learner Support System for City of Dublin ETB and Dublin-Dún Laoghaire ETB.
| End of Year 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ETB | Provider Name | Programme Category | Enrolments (Learners) |
| City of Dublin ETB | Ballyfermot Youthreach | Youthreach | 71 |
| City of Dublin ETB | Ballymun Youthreach | Youthreach | 133 |
| City of Dublin ETB | Coolock Youthreach | Youthreach | 64 |
| City of Dublin ETB | Crumlin Youthreach | Youthreach | 110 |
| City of Dublin ETB | Harmonstown Youthreach | Youthreach | 79 |
| City of Dublin ETB | North Great George'€™s Street Youthreach | Youthreach | 90 |
| City of Dublin ETB | Pleasant Street Youthreach | Youthreach | 146 |
| City of Dublin ETB | Transition Centre | Youthreach | 117 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Balbriggan Youthreach | Youthreach | 42 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Blanchardstown Youthreach | Youthreach | 41 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Clondalkin Youthreach | Youthreach | 68 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Lucan Youthreach | Youthreach | 25 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Priory Youthreach | Youthreach | 44 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Rush Youthreach | Youthreach | 45 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Sallynoggin Youthreach | Youthreach | 26 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Swords Youthreach | Youthreach | 43 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Tallaght Youthreach | Youthreach | 79 |
| Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB | Youth, Education and Support Centre | Youthreach | 28 |
| Definitions: | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Leavers | Learners who have completed 25 percent or less of the course requirements. | |||||||||||
| Finishers | Learners with a course finish date in 2024. This includes partial and full completions as well as early leavers. | |||||||||||
| Completions | Completions include the total number of learners who fully or partially completed their course during 2024. Completions exclude early leavers. | |||||||||||
| Enrolments | Enrolments are learners who are on course or have completed a course during 2024. | |||||||||||
| Activity | The sum of learners multiplied by the number of courses which they have been enrolled in or completed within a programme or across different programmes, or providers during 2024. | |||||||||||
| Learners | A unique individual who has progressed onto a course in the application process. The total number of learners is the sum of all unique individuals in Further Education and Training in 2024. | |||||||||||
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