Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2018
556. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of youth centres open in County Kildare; the details of each centre; and the amount of funding provided to each. [39625/18]
View answerMy Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes which provide funding to youth organisations and projects in County Kildare.
In 2018, an amount of €539,283 was allocated for projects and services under Kildare Youth Services, which operates under Youth Work Ireland. My Department provides funding to Kildare Youth Services under the Special Projects for Youth Scheme in respect of six local youth projects in Athy, Naas, Leixlip, Newbridge, the Curragh and Kildare town and a Youth Information Centre in Naas.
The Hive Youth Hub is located in the centre of Kildare town and is a dedicated youth space for young people and funding was provided by my Department in 2013 for the development of a youth café.
In 2017, over a hundred clubs in Kildare and Wicklow received funding under the Local Youth Club Grant Scheme which supports youth work activities at a local level. Funding of €126,545 has been provided to Kildare Wicklow Education and Training Board for this initiative in 2018.
In addition, I was pleased to approve the establishment of a capital grant scheme in 2018 for targeted staff led youth projects and services across the country. Kildare Youth Service received funding of €11,272. under this initiative.
Funding of €12,500 has recently been provided to Kildare Wicklow Education and Training Board to identify youth services currently available to the young LGBTI+ young people in Kildare and Wicklow and will also to provide grant assistance to youth services in County Kildare to increase contact hours with LGBTI+ young people.
