Youth Services

163. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work that has been undertaken since youth work came under her remit. [39686/25]

290. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work undertaken since youth work came under her remit. [40608/25]

121. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40045/25]

486. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the current Youth Outreach Programme operating in County Meath; if there are any plans to expand or enhance youth services in the region, particularly in underserved or rural committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39319/25]

487. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of youth workers employed by her Department in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39321/25]

862. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the cost-effectiveness of integrated primary support services for young people through dedicated State run youth spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38718/25]

44. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider a pilot programme to fund the development and operation of State run one-stop-shop youth spaces in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Protection, with a focus on wrap-around supports for young people, such as mental and sexual health, employment, training, and so on. [38001/2…

382. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding will be provided as indicated by a DDLETB officer for a post to be split between administration and youth support worker for a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33602/25]

140. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding to date this year for independent youth projects in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31113/25]

144. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will prioritise Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board, ETB, for new UBU projects in 2025, given its status as the lowest-funded ETB under the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and the urgent need for improved youth services in the region. [29525/25]

690. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the consideration she has given to funding for youth services, newly moved into her Department, in Budget 2026; if she is aware of the National Youth Council of Ireland pre-Budget 2026 submission seeking a €21.3 million increase in funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30621/25]

1057. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for new youth diversion programmes in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30476/25]

1661. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding allocated to Youthreach Services in Cavan-Monaghan in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30293/25]

414. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding allocated to Youthreach services in County Kildare for the past four years to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27938/25]

415. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of young people availing of Youthreach services, by county, for the past four years to date, in tabular form; the numbers waiting for a Youthreach place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27939/25]

275. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of youth workers employed by her Department in each county, in tabular form. [26827/25]

276. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the types of contracts available to youth workers employed by her Department, including whether these are full-time, part-time, permanent, or temporary. [26828/25]

277. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of Your Place Your Space projects currently operating in County Louth; and the number and the job titles of personnel employed in each of these projects. [26829/25]

278. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to extend the number of Your Place Your Space projects in County Louth in 2025. [26830/25]

329. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work underway, and that has taken place to date, on implementing the actions for which Youth Affairs is the lead on Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services 2024-2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27564/25]

330. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth while recognising the transfer of functions to her Department only recently, if she will provide an update on the work underway to develop the implementation approach to support the delivery of agreed actions and ensure effective mainstreaming of strategic objectives of Opportunities for Youth: National Strategy for Youth Work a…

144. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice his plans to strengthen and expand the Garda youth diversion programme in the coming years, particularly in areas with consistently high referral rates; if additional resources will be allocated to youth diversion projects to support early intervention and prevention efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24876/25]

156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice his plans to reduce recidivism among young offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24601/25]

160. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice to outline the funding provided through his Department for the operation of youth diversion projects in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24786/25]

158. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans in place to introduce Traveller-specific UBU funded youth projects in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21374/25]