Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2011
266 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to any application for the establishment of a community café in Carrigaline, County Cork; the procedures that are necessary to make such an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20432/11]
View answerThe Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA), now Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA), operated a specific competitive youth café funding scheme in 2010, jointly with POBAL. Applications for the scheme closed in June 2010 and all awards made under the scheme were announced in December 2010. My Department does not currently operate any new specific youth café funding schemes.
My Department also funds a Local Youth Club Grant Scheme which is administered by the relevant Vocational Education Committees (VECs) around the country. The allocation for this scheme is €1.035m in 2011 and VECs have been notified of their particular allocations this week. The scheme will be advertised by the VECs over the coming two months. The maximum grant available under this scheme is €3,000 per club.
