185. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has had engagement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding collocating a youth centre with a new library building at Mahon, Cork city. [44707/26]
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
69
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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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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741. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the capital funding streams that are or will be in place for youth centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41511/26]
103. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding supports currently available for youth clubs and youth services operating in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40693/26]
131. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided to date in 2026 for independent youth projects in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40663/26]
149. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of financial constraints currently being experienced by independent youth projects in Dublin in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40664/26]
158. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has plans in place for changes or reforms in the youth sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40712/26]
166. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding allocated in 2026 for youth services and youth workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40711/26]
354. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide for additional youth services in south Kildare given the county's fast-growing young population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41107/26]
71. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to expand youth diversion and early intervention programmes aimed at preventing criminal activity among young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35443/26]
181. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to enhance the supports that are provided to learners with special educational needs, specifically within Youthreach services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29159/26]
856. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Juvenile Liaison Officers attached to Kildare-Carlow Division as of 6 May 2026; if he will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35213/26]
329. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide detailed information on the consultations that are scheduled to take place with the youth work sector and other key stakeholders in May and June 2026 on the workforce development strategy; when these will take place; the way youth workers will be informed and advised to participate; when she intends to publish the data collecte…
376. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the sum spent on youth diversion programmes in Dublin from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31773/26]
377. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level of participation in youth diversion programmes in Dublin from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31774/26]
42. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she is taking to strengthen the local youth club grant scheme, as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; the number of clubs, per county, that receive funding in 2026; the number of young people enrolled in clubs, per county; and the number of first time grant applications in 2025 and to date in 2026, per county. [29046/26]
59. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware that funding for an organisation (details supplied) has not kept pace with inflation and has only recently returned to pre-economic-crash levels; if further increases are planned in recognition of the essential community work the organisation provides; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29099/26]
113. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for reconstituting the National Youth Work Advisory Committee, a statutory body under section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001; if the restoration of this statutory committee is envisaged within the implementation actions for Opportunities for Youth 2024-2028; how the representative body prescribed under the Act will be engaged in the imple…
127. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to increase support for the Planet Youth model in light of the insights it provides into adolescent behaviour, physical activity and mental health. [28355/26]
483. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of plans to revise the salaries and allowances of liaison officers, youth workers, and senior youth workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27961/26]
709. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of young persons referred to diversion programmes in Carlow and Kilkenny in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22041/26]
746. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is engaging with the youth forum which will take place in the lead-up to Ireland's Presidency; if she can provide an update on how young people under the policy remit of her Department will be engaged with on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19144/26]
747. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide details on the youth forum which will take place in the lead-up to Ireland's Presidency; the position regarding the role her Department has in terms of the participation of children and young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19145/26]
773. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the National Youth Work Advisory Committee as prescribed under Section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001 will be reconstituted; if plans for its reconstitution will be part of the implementation of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024 - 2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19375/26]
784. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for reconstituting the National Youth Work Advisory Committee, a statutory body under Section 17 of the Youth Work Act 2001; to clarify if the restoration of this statutory committee is envisaged within the implementation actions for Opportunities for Youth 2024-2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19475/26]
785. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm whether any of the governance or advisory structures envisaged in Opportunities for Youth are intended to replace, replicate, or supersede statutory bodies set out in the Youth Work Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19476/26]