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Departmental Budgets

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2023

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Questions (518)

Pauline Tully

Question:

518. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost to implement a 12.5% increase across the board for youth funding schemes. [52410/23]

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The total cost to implement a 12.5% increase across the board for youth funding schemes is €9,118,500 in current funding and €337,500 in capital funding.

Table - Cost of increasing funding to Youth Funding Schemes by 12.5%

 Current Funding

2023 Funding Provision

Funding Provision incorporating 12.5% increase

Cost of a 12.5% increase on 2023 Funding Provision

Youth Services Grant Scheme

€13,402,061

€15,077,318.63

€1,675,257.63

Youth Information Centres

€1,534,012

€1,725,763.50

€191,751.50

ETB Youth Grant

€5,007,879

€5,633,863.88

€625,984.88

Local Youth Club Grant Scheme

€2,500,000

€2,812,500

€312,500

New Initiatives and other funding streams

€861,645

€969,350.63

€107,705.63

Policy and Support Programmes (inc. contingency)

€1,399,922

€1,574,912.25

€174,990.25

Other National Youth Organisations and Youth Initiatives

€1,952,353

€2,196,397.13

€244,044.13

UBU Your Place Your Space Funding Scheme and other targeted youth funding

€46,290,128

€52,076,394

€5,786,266

Total 

€72,948,000

€82,066,500

€9,118,500

Capital Funding

2023 Funding Provision

Funding Provision incorporating 12.5% increase

Cost of a 12.5% increase on 2023 Funding Provision

Youth Capital Funding

€2,250,000

€2,531,250

€281,250

Play and Recreation Funding

€450,000

€506,250

€56,250

Total

€2,700,000

€3,037,500

€337,500

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