539. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the youth participation engagement structures that exist within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6139/26]
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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383. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the introduction of a culture card for youths when they turn 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5274/26]
558. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1184 and No. 1187 of 13 January 2026, when her Department will engage with the sector on the approach to capital funding distribution and use in the youth sector in 2026 through to the conclusion of the 2030 National Development Plan funding cycle; when the capital application for 2026 will open to youth organ…
498. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the proposed reorganisation of services (details supplied) in Cork given concerns that the integration of youth homelessness, aftercare and domestic violence services into front door teams may remove specialist, community-based supports from the city centre; how the proposed reforms will ensure that specialist youth hom…
499. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied that the proposed alignment of services (details supplied) in Cork under Tusla’s reform programme will not reduce accessibility for vulnerable young people aged 15 years and over who are out of home or at risk of homelessness; if these services will continue to be delivered from a visible, community-based location in C…
1144. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress being made to resource a new UBU-funded youth service covering the areas of Citywest, Saggart and Rathcoole; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74818/25]
1187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the publication of the revised estimates volume in December 2025, if she can provide detail on how and where planned youth service infrastructural development will be included; the reason there is no reference to youth service infrastructure in the public service activities (outputs) targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
572. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if youth diversion programmes undertake drug addiction prevention initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73695/25]
579. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the progress of each of the four existing projects under the Youth–Joint Agency Response to Crime (Y-JARC); the number of individuals who have benefited from each project, by year, since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73748/25]
97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on Oíche na hÓige; outline how she intends to build on the event through capital investment in youth facilities across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70748/25]
401. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to support youth facilities and youth-led community initiatives in rural parts of Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68168/25]
537. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the future of Liberty Street House in Cork; the steps her Department has taken to prevent its potential closure; her assessment of the impact the loss of this service would have on early intervention and the prevention of youth homelessness in Cork city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71…
631. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 38 of 4 December 2025, if his attention has been drawn to the number of the 42 volunteer-led youth clubs which are active and meet regularly; the oversight mechanisms in place to monitor activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70897/25]
460. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the implementation of the ‘Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024-2028’; which of the 18 priority actions have been commenced; the budgetary allocation; the way in which youth services are being increased in underserved/rural areas; the way in which young people are being engaged in shaping d…
798. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the proposed reorganisation of a youth services facility in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69777/25]
564. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide confirmation on the proposed reorganisation of a youth services facility in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67581/25]
406. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of the 2026 youth affairs budget that is allocated for capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65770/25]
429. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she is aware of changes to Cork city youth clubs to amalgamate services into a hub; and whether she will outline the impacts of this. [62827/25]
472. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual funding for youth services in Dublin City across all Departments from 2000, or latest available data to 2025 or most recent available data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62007/25]
492. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of alignment discussions on the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60771/25]
44. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken by her Department to support both youth worker-led and volunteer-led youth services across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50187/25]
60. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to youth programmes in disadvantaged areas, such as the Ballinfoile Youth Activities Project in Galway, that wish to expand their capacity to engage with more children, but are limited by a lack of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55824/25]
866. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the name and location of UBU-funded youth services, per ETB; the funding provided to each service in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the planned allocation for 2026; the number of staff and the number of young people engaged in the service for each of those years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
867. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the funding provided to each national youth organisation in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; the planned allocation for 2026; the number of staff and the number of young people engaged for each of those years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59789/25]
926. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an application for UBU funding for an area was not successful (details supplied); if this application will be reviewed given the real and increasing need for youth services for young people in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60133/25]