Youth Work Supports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2024

Tuesday, 5 March 2024

Ceisteanna (601)

John Brady

Ceist:

601. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the total capital funding allocation for youth work within each budget per year from 2009 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10822/24]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

My Department was established in 2011 and I am happy to supply the Deputy with information relating to the period 2011 to 2024.

Year	Total Youth Capital Funding Allocation	Youth Capital Funding Scheme for Youth Organisations/Youth Services/Youth Clubs	Youth Café Funding Scheme	Capital Grant Scheme for Play and Recreation	Young People’s Facilities and Services Fund Capital
2011	€0.8m	Nil	Nil	Nil	€0.8m
2012	€0.5m	Nil	€0.50m	Nil	Nil
2013	€1.75m	Nil	€1.50m	€0.25m	Nil
2014	€0.75m	€0.5m	Nil	€0.25m	Nil
2015	€0.75m	€0.5m	Nil	€0.25m	Nil
2016	€3.0m	€2.6m	Nil	€0.40m	Nil
2017	€3.0m	€2.6m	Nil	€0.40m	Nil
2018	€3.0m	€2.6m	Nil	Nil	Nil
2019	€3.2m	€2.75m	Nil	Nil	Nil
2020	€3.0m	€2.55m	Nil	Nil	Nil
2020* Additional	€1.1m	€1.1m	Nil	Nil	Nil
2021	€3.0m	€2.53m	Nil	Nil	Nil
2022	€2.7m	€2.25m	Nil	Nil	Nil
2023	€2.7m	€2.25m	Nil	Nil	Nil
2024	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil

*On Budget Day an additional stimulus package in the form of an ICT Investment Capital Grant 2020 was announced to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 and an €1.1m funding package was provided on a once-off basis to the youth sector ICT infrastructure and the funding provided was to support improvement to ICT infrastructure in youth services to improve the provision of online youth services to young people during the duration of the pandemic.