Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 May 2013
498. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the funding that he is providing to the National Youth Council of Ireland for the research on emigration which formed the basis of the recent report Time to Go a qualitative research study exploring the experience and impact of emigration on Ireland’s youth. [24124/13]
View answerThe Scheme to support organisations participating in the National Partnership as Members of the Community and Voluntary Pillar provides funding to organisations to undertake research and policy work which contributes to social policy in Ireland.
In 2012, the National Youth Council of Ireland received €20,000 from my Department in support of social partnership of which €6,192 was spent on research on youth emig ration. The report was published earlier this month. The National Youth Council also received €50,000 under my Department’s scheme of support for National Organisations in the Voluntary Sector.
