Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
986. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the youth cafe in Carrigtohill, County Cork; if funding is being secured to keep it open; and if so, when it will be allocated [20832/20]
View answerI was pleased to provide a response to Deputy on the issue of Carrigtohill youth café when this was raised in a Topical Issue Debate in the Dáil on Thursday 9th July 2020. Further to my response on 9th of July I am happy to provide the following update.
On 10th July 2020 officials in my Department communicated with Cork ETB (CETB) who indicated that they were aware of the issue with the service in question. CETB reflected that they had made an offer of assistance for the continuation of the service in Carrigtohill, and a proposal for engagement with the service in question to plan a sustainable long term solution.
I understand that CETB tried to make contact with the Chief Executive of Cloyne Diocesan Youth Services (CDYS) last week. CETB followed up with a phone call yesterday and discussed the issues with respect to Carrigtohill. CETB requested that CDYS would submit a costed service proposal to CETB by the end of this week for consideration.
