Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 May 2022
146. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding that was allocated to youth services to mitigate Covid-19 and its impact. [26775/22]
View answerDuring the period of Covid-19 restrictions, the youth funding provided by my Department to youth work organisations was maintained fully. An additional €5 million was allocated in Budget 2021 and Budget 2022 to bring the annual youth funding, including capital allocations, to €73 million.
Specific Covid-19 related funding was also made available. A Covid-19 Minor Grant Scheme for Youth Services and Youth Clubs was announced by my Department in June 2021 making €1.4 million in funding available to frontline youth services and clubs nationally to support them as Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed in line with Government guidelines. An application for funding was required.
The funding was dispersed among the 16 Education and Training Boards for local administration to the youth services and clubs within their functional areas. The application process for funding from the scheme was administered locally by each of the 16 Education and Training Boards, comprising an application, assessment and award process.
The following table provides details of the indicative funding allocations provided to Education and Training Boards based on the number of youth services and clubs within their functional area together with the funding amounts drawn down.
|
Education and Training Board |
Funding Allocation initially provided to ETBs |
Funding Drawn Down By ETB |
|
Cavan and Monaghan |
€23,309 |
€33,440.00 |
|
City of Dublin |
€385,702 |
€385,702.00 |
|
Cork |
€134,362 |
€134,362.00 |
|
Dublin Dun Laoghaire |
€217,646 |
€40,705.25 |
|
Donegal |
€23,132 |
€23,132.00 |
|
Galway and Roscommon |
€86,887 |
€70,098.21 |
|
Kerry |
€26,313 |
€26,313.00 |
|
Kildare and Wicklow |
€67,407 |
€41,582.00 |
|
Kilkenny and Carlow |
€31,084 |
€24,777.85 |
|
Laois Offaly |
€15,892 |
€14,000.00 |
|
Limerick and Clare |
€119,588 |
€119,588.00 |
|
Longford and Westmeath |
€30,831 |
€18,856.00 |
|
Louth and Meath |
€34,910 |
€34,910.00 |
|
Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim |
€29,799 |
€29,799.00 |
|
Tipperary |
€42,493 |
€42,493.00 |
|
Waterford & Wexford |
€130,645 |
€130,645.00 |
|
Total |
€1,400,000.00 |
€1,170,403.31 |
A Covid-19 Minor Grant Scheme similar to that made available to youth services and youth clubs was launched in September 2021. Total funding of up to €1 million was made available for distribution between the national youth organisations to defray additional Covid 19 costs, the costs of re-engaging volunteers in universal services, and a contribution towards funding gaps emerging as services re-open in line with Government guidelines.
Following an application process, funding of over €900,000 was distributed to 23 successful applicant youth organisations following the completion of the assessment process. Additionally, during the periods of restrictions due to Covid-19, all youth funding provided by the Department was maintained fully.
|
|
National Youth Organisation |
Grant Allocation |
|
1 |
Young Irish Film Makers |
€9,500.00 |
|
2 |
Involve |
€30,000.00 |
|
3 |
Church of Ireland Youth Department |
€12,500.00 |
|
4 |
Ógras |
€30,000.00 |
|
5 |
Experiment in International Living |
€4,000.00 |
|
6 |
Localise |
€20,000.00 |
|
7 |
Catholic Girl Guides |
€29,795.00 |
|
8 |
Voluntary Service International |
€12,000.00 |
|
9 |
An Óige |
€30,000.00 |
|
10 |
Youth Work Ireland |
€105,200.00 |
|
11 |
Irish Methodist Youth and Children’s Department |
€6,500.00 |
|
12 |
Girls Friendly Society |
€10,000.00 |
|
13 |
Scouting Ireland |
€110,000.00 |
|
14 |
Irish Girl Guides |
€66,524.00 |
|
15 |
Crosscare |
€15,000.00 |
|
16 |
National Youth Council of Ireland |
€125,613.00 |
|
17 |
Macra na feirme |
€68,142.00 |
|
18 |
BelongTo |
€20,000.00 |
|
19 |
ECO Unesco |
€20,000.00 |
|
20 |
Gaisce |
€20,000.00 |
|
21 |
Order of Malta |
€7,215.00 |
|
22 |
Youth Theatre Ireland |
€20,000.00 |
|
23 |
Foroige |
€136,000.00 |
|
|
Total Funding Provided |
€907,989.00
|
