Michael Finucane
Ceist:66 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Education when an announcement will be made regarding the allocation of finance for the National Youth Service.
Written Answers. - National Youth Service.
Jimmy Deenihan
Ceist:230 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Education when she intends announcing the financial allocation for the National Youth Service.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 66 and 230 together.
Final 1990 allocations from the surplus proceeds of the national lottery for the national youth service have not yet been decided upon by the Government. Pending a definite decision on the 1990 allocation however, the Government has decided that agencies and ongoing programmes dependent on national lottery funding and which received such funding last year may be advanced up to four fifths of their 1989 allocation. This process, which is subject to also having the requisite approval from the Department of Finance, has already commenced in respect of the national youth service.
I will make a statement on the matter when there are further developments.