94. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding to be provided for youth services in 2027; the number of additional staff to be recruited through this funding, broken down by role, funding scheme and county; the net increase in staffing compared with 2026; and the timetable for recruitment and filling these posts, in tabular form. [74607/26]
Topics / Youth Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsYouth Services
215 questions from 69 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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212 written, 3 oral
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 10 |
| May 2025 | 11 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 21 |
| December 2025 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 33 |
| March 2026 | 16 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 10 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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The questions
274. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a breakdown of funding provided to youth organisations in County Meath from 1 January to date in 2026. [71470/26]
44. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the expansion of youth justice and youth diversion measures. [70146/26]
75. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when there will be a roll out of a new youth justice strategy; and the priorities his Department will focus on. [70646/26]
442. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total value of Youth Diversion funding for each recipient organisation in each of the 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular from. [70003/26]
454. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if additional youth diversion projects will be funded in the upcoming budget; the youth diversion supports that are available in an area (details supplied); and if his Department believes further resources are needed in this area. [70342/26]
62. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of the finding of a report (details supplied), the steps her Department is taking to provide accessible and confidential early support that does not depend on a young person identifying themselves as being in crisis or actively requesting help; and if she will provide details of any planned expansion of preventative youth mental health provis…
63. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether, in light of a report (details supplied), her Department will establish or expand a funding mechanism through which schools can access evidence-informed, preventative programmes that develop students' emotional literacy, critical reflection, belonging and confidence; and whether she will consider supporting the evaluation and wider roll-out of…
64. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the gender-responsive measures that her Department is taking to support boys' emotional literacy and help-seeking, particularly in light of the finding of a report (details supplied). [69170/26]
65. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of the finding of a report (details supplied), the measures her Department will take to reduce this pressure while strengthening students' confidence and coping skills; and whether these measures will include universal, preventative programmes in schools rather than opt-in supports. [69169/26]
66. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current timeline for the roll-out of school-based wellbeing and mental health supports across post-primary schools; her views on the finding in a report (details supplied); whether she will review the timing of evidence-based wellbeing supports to ensure students receive them from first year; and if she will provide details of any planned actions …
292. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the meetings she has had with her Ministerial colleagues over the summer on the resources, services and supports for children and young people that are needed to ensure youth services are available in communities. [66821/26]
474. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a breakdown of the amount of funding allocated to youth organisations in each county in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by county and year, in tabular form. [64181/26]
23. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports the establishment of a cross-Government youth infrastructure unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54157/26]
67. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the €4 million youth capital allocation for youth services as part of the National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54156/26]
231. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current level of funding provided for youth work services in 2026; if additional funding will be allocated in Budget 2027 to support the expansion of youth services and address rising demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54189/26]
233. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that additional funding is provided for youth services in 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54240/26]
318. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline all capital grant or support programmes available from her Department or known to her Department that are available to local youth organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53210/26]
319. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline all programmes available for young people or youth organisations to engage in North, South exchange on this island. [53213/26]
88. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department’s national youth services mapping project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51908/26]
89. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has identified areas with no youth service provision or inadequate infrastructure; the number of such areas in the State; the plans to address the shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51909/26]
91. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has conducted an assessment of the long-term impact of austerity-era cuts on youth services and youth infrastructure; the efforts being made to restore levels of funding to the era pre-austerity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51911/26]
93. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify which Department holds lead responsibility for youth infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51913/26]
344. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the sources of funding available within her Department from which organisations can seek funding to develop youth centres; the level of funding provided through this source in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51072/26]
53. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has had engagement with a group (details supplied) in Kilkenny in relation to its ambitions to expand its building after receiving planning permission just recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49855/26]