Written answers
Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Department of Education and Skills
Youth Services
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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866. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the name and location of UBU-funded youth services, per ETB; the funding provided to each service in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the planned allocation for 2026; the number of staff and the number of young people engaged in the service for each of those years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59788/25]
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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867. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of the funding provided to each national youth organisation in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; the planned allocation for 2026; the number of staff and the number of young people engaged for each of those years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59789/25]
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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National youth organisations funded by the Youth Affairs unit of this department under the Youth Services Grant Scheme (YSGS) submit annual progress reports including data on staffing and participation of young people. The data returned by national youth organisations in these progress reports is set out below together with details on funding provided. As progress reports are submitted in the following calendar year, staffing and participation figures for 2025 are not yet available.
Following the publication of Budget 2026, the department is currently working to determine allocations of YSGS funding to NYOs in 2026.
Please see the below tables for breakdowns of the numbers of staff and numbers of young people participating in national youth organisations for the years 2020 – 2025, as well as total funding for each organisation for each year:
| 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Youth Organisation | No. of Staff | No. of Young People | Youth Services Grant Scheme Funding | Youth Climate Justice Fund | Capital Funding | Additional Programme Funding |
| An Oige | 7 | 3,358 | €197,335 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Belong To | 5 | 1182 | €165,640 | €0.00 | €18,559.11 | €0.00 |
| Catholic Guides of Ireland | 3 | 4144 | €283,132 | €8,750 | €16,445.08 | €0.00 |
| Church of Ireland Youth Department | 3 | 29,356 | €196,647 | €10,000 | €31,643 | €0.00 |
| Crosscare | 15 | 3,450 | €1,004,503 | €32,000 | €49,853.13 | €0.00 |
| Eco Unesco | 9 | 11,396 | €133,813 | €42,625 | €48,399.25 | €0.00 |
| Experiment in International Living | 12 | 1,923 | €31,514 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Feachtas | 1 | 120 | €97,465 | €4,200 | €5,492.56 | €0.00 |
| Foroige | 44 | 15,240 | €2,927,564 | €116,926 | €49,794.18 | €0.00 |
| Girls Brigade | 1 | 358 | €49,734 | €0.00 | €1,064.55 | €0.00 |
| Girls Friendly Society | 2 | 1,897 | €34,650 | €0.00 | €23,414.01 | €0.00 |
| Involve | 10 | 390 | €250,395 | €0.00 | €42,894.50 | €65,750 |
| Irish Girl Guides | 0 | 9,937 | €418,004 | €0.00 | €50,000 | €0.00 |
| Irish Methodist Youth and Children Dept | 3 | 987 | €32,542 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Junior Chamber Ireland | 0 | 105 | €18,522 | €800.00 | €4,560 | €0.00 |
| Localise | 3 | 2,375 | €140,819 | €6,093 | €29,934.50 | €0.00 |
| Macra Na Feirme | 16 | 10,274 | €484,171 | €0.00 | €38,600 | €0.00 |
| National Federation of Arch Clubs | 2 | 2,364 | €57,146 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| National Youth Council of Ireland | No data | No data | €633,244 | €65,537 | €50,000 | €339,818 |
| No Name Club | 7 | 3,499 | €213,360 | €0.00 | €12,931.80 | €0.00 |
| Ogras | 3 | 494 | €203,736 | €8,816 | €15,394.41 | €0.00 |
| Order of Malta Cadets | 1 | 850 | €52,932 | €0.00 | €37,997.32 | €0.00 |
| Scouting Ireland | 22 | 44,996 | €1,135,930 | €49,000 | €50,000 | €0.00 |
| SpunOut | 3 | 3,100 | €106,254 | €0.00 | €25,050.97 | €0.00 |
| The Boys Brigade | 1 | 635 | €62,822 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Voluntary Services International | 1 | 100 | €88,207 | €0.00 | €3,022.88 | €0.00 |
| Young Irish Film Makers | 3 | 1792 | €63,916 | €0.00 | €29,233.29 | €0.00 |
| Young Men's Christian Association | 20 | 3085 | €165,440 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Youth Theatre Ireland | 7 | 2,494 | €111,347 | €4,800 | €15,745.23 | €0.00 |
| Youth Work Ireland | 12 | 5,500 | €2,202,584 | €82,530 | €23,787.95 | €0.00 |
| Totals: | 216 | 162,301 | €11,563,368 | €432,077 | €673,817.72 | €405,568 |
| 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYO | No. of Staff | No. of Young People | YSGS Funding | YCJF | Capital Funding | Additional Programme Funding | One off Funding | Covid-19 Grant |
| An Oige | No data | No data | €207,202 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €30,000 |
| Belong To | 7 | 520 | €218,922 | €0.00 | €17,145.12 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €20,000 |
| Catholic Guides of Ireland | 3 | 2638 | €297,289 | €0.00 | €28,033.70 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €29,795 |
| Church of Ireland Youth Department | 3 | 29356 | €206,479 | €8,375 | €19,617 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €12,500 |
| Crosscare | 15 | 2682 | €1,054,728 | €0.00 | €48,010.66 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €15,000 |
| Eco Unesco | 9 | 15145 | €140,504 | €64,925 | €14,016 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €20,000 |
| Experiment in International Living | 1 | 956 | €33,090 | €0.00 | €3,249.33 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €4,000 |
| Feachtas | 2 | 101 | €102,338 | €3,007 | €8,191.40 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Foroige | 68 | 2453 | €3,073,942 | €110,200 | €48,737.42 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €136,000 |
| Girls Brigade | 1 | 778 | €52,221 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Girls Friendly Society | 2 | 1339 | €36,383 | €0.00 | €3,305.86 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €10,000 |
| Involve | 6 | N/A | €262,915 | €10,516 | €25,547.16 | €110,000 | €0.00 | €30,000 |
| Irish Girl Guides | 8 | 6390 | €438,904 | €0.00 | €43,890 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €66,524 |
| Irish Methodist Youth and Children Dept | 3 | 655 | €34,169 | €0.00 | €3,417 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €6,500 |
| Junior Chamber Ireland | 0 | 107 | €19,448 | €777.92 | €1,945 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Localise | 4 | 3335 | €147,860 | €5,832.00 | €14,786 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €20,000 |
| Macra Na Feirme | 24 | 10603 | €508,380 | €0.00 | €50,000 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €68,142 |
| National Federation of Arch Clubs | 3 | 3361 | €60,003 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| National Youth Council of Ireland | 21 | N/A | €664,906 | €53,881 | €39,435.27 | €520,078 | €0.00 | €125,613 |
| No Name Club | 2 | 1297 | €224,028 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Ogras | 4 | 275 | €213,923 | €8,556.92 | €21,392 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €30,000 |
| Order of Malta Cadets | 1 | 653 | €55,579 | €0.00 | €5,114 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €7,215 |
| Scouting Ireland | 39 | 33953 | €1,192,727 | €47,709.08 | €50,000 | €0.00 | €75,000 | €110,000 |
| SpunOut | 3 | 4261 | €111,567 | €4,350.00 | €11,012.69 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| The Boys Brigade | 1 | 320 | €65,693 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Voluntary Services International | 4 | 100 | €92,617 | €3,700 | €9,261 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €12,000 |
| Young Irish Film Makers | 3 | 3512 | €67,112 | €0.00 | €6,711 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €9,500 |
| Young Men's Christian Association | 20 | 3085 | €173,712 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 |
| Youth Theatre Ireland | 7 | 1911 | €116,914 | €3,700 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €20,000 |
| Youth Work Ireland | 12 | 10502 | €2,312,713 | €71,809.50 | €50,000 | €0.00 | €0.00 | €105,200 |
| Totals: | 275 | 106617 | €12,186,268 | €397,339.42 | €522,817.61 | €630,078 | €75,000 | €887,989 |
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