Vol. 396 No. 6
235 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Education the number of volunteers who were recruited by the Youth Service following the initiative "Take a Leading Role" sponsored by her Department in conjunction with the National Youth Council of Ireland.
Based on the latest information available to my Department, the net increase in the number of voluntary adult youth leaders in the year ending 31 December, 1989 was 4,808. To indicate how much of this increase was specifically due to the "Take a Leading Role" initiative would be speculative, however.
By way of clarification of the role of the National Youth Council of Ireland in the initiative, the "Take a Leading Role" campaign was organised on behalf of my Department by two working groups established by the Minister of State for Youth Affairs (viz. Public Relations Working Group and Interim Training Steering Group) with the co-operation of the National Youth Council, their constituent organisations and other national youth organisations.
