Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
709. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will facilitate a meeting with members of a youth centre (details supplied) in County Longford to discuss the possibility of releasing necessary funds for a facility. [33794/14]
View answerIn 2013, €1.5m in capital funding was made available to my Department for a Youth Café scheme. Pobal assisted my Department to administer this scheme. In all 95 applications with proposals were received and some 30 proposals were approved for funding. These projects are currently working with Pobal to develop their projects to the next stage.
An application from the project in question was received under the scheme but was deemed ineligible.
Representatives of the project met with the then Minster for Children and Youth Affairs in January of this year. Representations have also been received in my Department on behalf of the project in question.
Officials of my Department and Pobal met with project representatives in recent days. Officials are now undertaking a full examination of all aspects of this case, including information and documentation provided at the meeting.
The outcome of this examination will be communicated to the project in the coming weeks.
