Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2020
442. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if his Department has completed research (details supplied); the status of the research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30977/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraSince the publication of the material referred to by the Deputy, there have been significant changes to funding for youth services nationally. Since 1 July 2020, and following a reform process, targeted youth funding is provided under the UBU Your Place Your Space scheme. This is presented in the table below.
|
Education and Training Board |
Targeted Youth Funding Scheme (Jan- Jun 2020) |
Revised Youth Funding Scheme (Jan to June 2020) |
UBU Your Place Your Space (July to Dec 2020) |
Youth Information Centres (Jan to Dec 2020) |
Total Funding 2020 |
|
Cavan Monaghan |
€24,722.00 |
€233,302.00 |
€258,024.00 |
€114,493.00 |
€630,541.00 |
|
Cork |
€1,386,814.00 |
€146,891.00 |
€1,525,501.00 |
€127,176.00 |
€3,186,382.00 |
|
City of Dublin |
€7,313,797.00 |
€0.00 |
€6,894,147.00 |
€99,675.00 |
€14,307,619.00 |
|
Dublin Dun Laoghaire |
€3,656,734.00 |
€134,052.00 |
€3,790,117.00 |
€128,105.00 |
€7,709,008.00 |
|
Donegal |
€182,617.00 |
€0.00 |
€182,618.00 |
€137,983.00 |
€503,218.00 |
|
Galway Roscommon |
€766,582.00 |
€184,053.00 |
€980,203.00 |
€80,327.00 |
€2,011,165.00 |
|
Kerry |
€213,979.00 |
€0.00 |
€213,979.00 |
€115,677.00 |
€543,635.00 |
|
Kilkenny Carlow |
€306,201.00 |
€136,791.00 |
€442,991.00 |
€50,759.00 |
€936,742.00 |
|
Kildare Wicklow |
€644,681.00 |
€177,448.00 |
€822,128.00 |
€101,518.00 |
€1,745,775.00 |
|
Limerick Clare |
€1,287,612.00 |
€123,793.00 |
€1,396,611.00 |
€104,614.00 |
€2,912,630.00 |
|
Louth Meath |
€254,134.00 |
€50,965.00 |
€305,099.00 |
€0.00 |
€610,198.00 |
|
Laois Offaly |
€113,976.00 |
€0.00 |
€113,977.00 |
€0.00 |
€227,953.00 |
|
Longford Westmeath |
€150,259.00 |
€141,791.00 |
€292,051.00 |
€50,759.00 |
€634,860.00 |
|
Mayo Sligo Leitrim |
€183,549.00 |
€70,584.00 |
€250,032.00 |
€66,921.00 |
€571,086.00 |
|
Tipperary |
€188,856.00 |
€220,843.00 |
€409,700.00 |
€59,363.00 |
€878,762.00 |
|
Waterford Wexford |
€1,224,331.00 |
€0.00 |
€1,224,332.00 |
€110,122.00 |
€2,558,785.00 |
|
TOTAL |
€17,898,844.00 |
€1,620,513.00 |
€19,101,510.00 |
€1,347,492.00 |
€39,968,359.00 |
By way of background to these changes, in 2014, the Value for Money Policy Review of Youth Funding Programmes recommended that youth funding be provided in a single funding scheme. The reform process led to UBU Your Place Your Space, which was rolled out from 1 July 2020.
