Dinny McGinley
Question:354 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Education the total financial resources given by her Department towards the funding of youth activity under its various headings. [3336/94]
Ceisteanna—Questions. Written Answers. - Youth Group Funding.
Dinny McGinley
Question:355 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Education the youth groups and organisations in receipt of funding from her Department; and the amount allocated to each group and organisation for each year from 1990 to date in 1994. [3347/94]
Phil Hogan
Question:356 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding that has been provided by the State to various youth organisations for each of the years 1990 to 1994; if she will give a general description of the various organisation that qualify for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3408/94]
I propose taking Questions Nos. 354 to 356, inclusive, together.
The youth affairs section of my Department administers the youth service grant scheme, a scheme for Grant-Aid for special projects for Disadvantaged Youth, Youth Information Services, Local Voluntary Youth Councils, Youth Exchanges, GAISCE, the President's Award, Comhairle le Leas Oige, Political Education Officers and other activities.
Full details of the actual outlays in respect of all youth organisations and programmes are published annually in the Appropriation Accounts.
It would not be feasible to give all these details in the context of an answer to a parliamentary question.
The expenditure is in the main funded by the surplus proceeds of the national lottery but there is a relatively small amount funded by the Exchequer.
The total allocation in 1994 for youth services is £12.064 million including Exchequer funding and hereunder is a detailed breakdown of this.
VOTE: OME.
Subhead: B9 — Youth National Lottery 1994.
|
Description |
Expenditure |
|
£ |
|
|
Youth Service Grant Scheme |
4,55,600.00 |
|
Disadvantaged Youth — Special Projects |
5,767,030.00 |
|
Youth Information |
525,971.00 |
|
Gaisce — The President's Award |
150,000.00 |
|
Leargas — The Exchange Bureau |
115,000.00 |
|
Co-operation North |
23,000.00 |
|
Ireland/UK Exchange Scheme |
19,000.00 |
|
Ireland/France Exchange Scheme |
8,500.00 |
|
Other Exchanges |
1,000.00 |
|
Local Voluntary Youth Councils |
55,000.00 |
|
Political Education Officers |
28,000.00 |
|
Comhairle le Leas Oige |
553,120.00 |
|
Miscellaneous* |
202,779.00 |
|
Ronanstown |
8,000.00 |
|
Total: |
12,012,000.00 |
*(Covers moneys for a number of areas, including Diploma in Youth and Community Work. Youth Arts posts, Campaign against Racism and Xenophobia, Council of Europe English Language Course, ICTU Youth Officer.)
VOTE: OME
Subhead B8 — Youth Exchequer 1994.
|
£ |
|
|
Total Expenditure |
52,000.00 |
|
Grants to Youth Organisations. |
|
|
(i) Youth Service Grant Scheme. |
|
|
Boys Brigade |
8,525.00 |
|
Girls Friendly Society |
8,800.00 |
|
Irish Methodist Youth Department |
6,000.00 |
|
Presbyterian Youth |
16,055.00 |
|
Y.W.C.A. |
1,965.00 |
|
Total: |
41,345.00 |
|
(ii) Special Projects for Disadvantaged Youth. |
|
|
Y.M.C.A. Aungier Street (City of Dublin V.E.C.) |
10,655.00 |
Fuller and complete details of the actual outturn and the recipients will be given in the 1994 Appropriation Accounts, when published.
The total expenditure in respect of these Sub-heads since 1990 was as follows: 1990, £8.805 million; 1991, £9.806 million; 1992, £10.806 million; 1993, £11,452 million.
In addition the following amounts were allocated by my Departments Sports Section to Vocational Education Committees under the Youth and Sport Grant Scheme. Part of these monies would have been distributed to youth clubs at local level at the complete discretion of the VEC on the basis of application received: 1990, £904,400; 1991, £900,250; 1992, £927,500; 1993, £1,054,500; 1994, £1,077,000.
As regards capital grants in the youth area I would refer the Deputies to my reply on 13th October 1994 to Question No. 39 by Deputy Johnny Fox.