asked the Minister for Labour if he will give details of expenditure to date on International Youth Year, indicating the organisations and activities which have received financial assistance; if he will outline Government initiative on the International Youth Year; and if he will indicate how additional moneys recently allocated will be spent.
Written Answers. - International Youth Year.
417.
In January of last year I established a committee, known as the National Committee for International Youth Year, to plan, stimulate, co-ordinate and assist activities for the year. The committee is representative of youth, Government, employer, trade union and vocational education interests.
In order to give a wide variety of interests an opportunity to participate in preparations for the year, an advisory council, representative of a large number of voluntary and statutory bodies, was established to support the committee in its work.
In its preparations for International Youth Year, the committee has endeavoured to secure widespread action for, and by, young people at national and local levels. The main emphasis for the year is being placed on activities planned and organised at local level, with action at national level being mainly supportive in nature. The support of the country's vocational education committees was obtained in promoting and assisting activity for International Youth Year throughout the country.
At the time of the establishment of the National Committee for International Youth Year, the Government agreed to provide total Exchequer assistance up to £140,000 in support of the year. To date grant allocations have been made by the committee as follows:
£43,500 allocated to vocational education committees for the promotion of International Youth Year activity at local level throughout the country.
£37,470 allocated to national governing bodies of youth organisations as follows:
|
Organisation |
Activity |
Amount |
|
£ |
||
|
Catholic Guides of Ireland |
National Camp |
3,000 |
|
Catholic Youth Council |
Sortir Project on barriers to youth participation; General Initiatives |
1,200 |
|
Church of Ireland Youth Council |
Youth Assembly; Series of Summer Camps |
2,400 |
|
Environmental Conservation Organisation for Youth |
Environmental Awareness and Education Campaign for Young People |
300 |
|
Feachtas |
General Initiatives |
300 |
|
Foróige, The National Youth Development Organisation |
Third World Education Programme; Urban/Rural Exchange Programme; Leadership and Community Development Symposia; Enterprise Education Recognition Events |
4,560 |
|
Girls Brigade |
Arts and Crafts Competition and Exhibition |
300 |
|
Girls Friendly Society |
Youth Camp |
200 |
|
Irish Girl Guides |
National Tree-Planting Campaign; Regional Youth Fora |
4,560 |
|
Irish Wheelchair Association Youth Group |
Seminar on the integration of disabled young people into the community |
500 |
|
Joint Guide/Scout Committee |
Production of wall posters; Common Guide/Scout Projects; Briefing/Servicing Task Forces; National Guide/Scout Youth Forum |
3,840 |
|
National Federation of Youth Clubs |
International Youth Year Roadshow; National Youth Participation Projects; European Music Year/International Youth Year Rock Music Workshop |
5,800 |
|
National Youth Council of Ireland |
Publication of Resource Book for Young People; Regional Youth Fora and National Parliament; Conference on Participation by Young Women |
3,850 |
|
Ógras |
General Project Initiative |
300 |
|
Ógra Chorcaí |
Conference on Youth Participation; Survey on the Role of the Youth Club; Youth Employment Seminar/Exhibition |
1,500 |
|
Order of Malta Cadet Corps |
National Cadet Festival |
300 |
|
Scout Association of Ireland |
Scout Patrol Challenge — Outreach '85; Patrol Leaders Parliament; Venture Scout Forum; Programme for Socially Disadvantaged; Production of Posters |
4,560 |
£3,050 allocated towards specific activities by other bodies, as follows:
|
Body |
Activity |
Amount |
|
£ |
||
|
Aer Lingus Young Scientists Exhibition |
Special Project initiative within the Social Sciences category of the Exhibition |
1,000 |
|
Co-operation North Ltd. |
Environmental Project Exchange Scheme for Young People |
1,000 |
|
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland |
Seminar for Disabled Young People |
300 |
|
National Campaign for the Homeless |
Seminar on Youth Homelessness |
750 |
The balance of the overall allocation is being expended on costs arising from the work of the committee.
In view of the level and extent of activity planned for International Youth Year, particularly at local level throughout the country, the Government decided in the recent budget to provide a sum of £150,000 to fund further youth initiatives during International Youth Year.
The additional funds at the disposal of the committee will be used to assist projects and events intended to enhance the impact of International Youth Year. The specific designation of grant assistance in this case is for the National Committee for International Youth Year to decide.