Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 November 2013
175. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when a decision will be announced on the level of funding from the Government for 2014 for the City of Dublin Youth Service Board, in view of the fact that any delay will make planning for the ongoing funding of the youth organisations in the city more complicated. [49626/13]
View answerThe Youth Affairs Unit of my Department is working on the funding allocation for youth services in 2014. In line with Government policy account must be taken of the savings requirements identified in the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure (CRE). In this regard, an amount of €1m has been provided in Budget 2014 to my Department to offset the impact of the CRE savings requirements on youth services next year.
Every effort is being made by my Department to finalise the 2014 allocations so that youth projects and national youth organisations, including the City of Dublin Youth Service Board (CDYSB), will be advised of their 2014 allocations as soon as possible.
I, and officials of my Department have met, and will continue to meet, with many youth organisations and groups including the City of Dublin Youth Service Board to try and see how we can work together to ensure the most effective and efficient use of the resources available in order to continue to support the provision of quality youth services to young people in 2014.
