Budget 2018 provided an additional €1.5m in current funding to my Department to support the provision of these youth services. This will bring total current youth funding in 2018 to €58.9m. This additional funding has been used for programmes that target disadvantaged young people. The following table shows the 2018 allocations, broken down by funding line:
Fund
|
2018
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Special Projects for Youth
|
€14,714,217
|
Young People's Facilities and Services Fund (Round 1)
|
€5,735,599
|
Young People's Facilities and Services Fund (Round 2)
|
€13,515,056
|
Local Drugs Task Force Projects
|
€1,218,639
|
Revised Youth Funding Scheme
|
€2,661,826
|
Targeted funds total
|
€37,845,337
|
Youth Information Centres
|
€1,377,060
|
Youth Service Grant Scheme
|
€10,658,170
|
Local Youth Club Grant Scheme
|
€2,313,924
|
Youth Officer Allocation and Technical Assistance
|
€3,620,092
|
LGBTI+ Youth Strategy
|
€400,000
|
Other National Youth Organisations and Youth Initiatives
|
€1,742,210
|
DCYA Policy and Support Programmes
|
€513,207
|
New Initiatives and other funding streams within Department
|
€425,000
|
Total
|
€58,895,000
|