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Youth Services

215 questions from 69 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

215
questions
212 written, 3 oral
69
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
8
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20251
February 202511
March 20256
April 202510
May 202511
June 20256
July 202513
August 20250
September 20257
October 202513
November 202521
December 20259
January 202614
February 202633
March 202616
April 20267
May 202610
June 20262
July 202612
August 20260
September 20267
October 20266

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Fianna Fáil51 from 19 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael28 from 11 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent4 from 3 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland1 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party20 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity8 from 2 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin77 from 19 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 36
  2. 12
  3. 9
  4. 7
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 6
  8. 5

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Donna McGettigan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
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]
Mark Wall Written 28 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
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]
Mark Wall Written 28 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
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]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
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]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
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]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
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]
Erin McGreehan Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
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]
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
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]
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
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 and Related Services …
Barry Heneghan Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
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]
Mark Ward Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
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]
John Connolly Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
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]
Eoghan Kenny Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Children
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]
Erin McGreehan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
96. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there will be further roll out of UBU services in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20802/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
120. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will set out her plans to implement in full 'Opportunities for Youth: the National Strategy for Youth Work 2024-2028'. [7553/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
148. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the work of her Department to support youth services and youth organisations, particularly in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20987/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
155. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps being taken to move towards the improvement of pay and conditions for youth workers. [20801/25]
Mark Wall Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1819. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when UBU projects announced in Budget 2025 will be allocated to counties; the way in which these projects are allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19063/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1868. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the collaborative work being undertaken by her Department and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the youth homeless strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19873/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1869. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the proposed changes to Tusla's aftercare services for young people leaving State care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19874/25]
Gillian Toole Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1949. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a youth Senator position will be established; if all committees of the 34th Dáil will be required to include 50% youth affairs in subject matter agenda and discussion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21026/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Justice
315. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice for a complete breakdown of the number of young persons referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme by Garda district in Dublin for the past 10 years, in tabular form. [18326/25]
Emer Currie Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Rural
118. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to launch an infrastructure scheme for youth clubs based on the community infrastructure fund for community centres. [13722/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Health
779. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if the drugs task forces in the Dublin area (details supplied) have been cutting funding for youth related prevention projects; if so, the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13786/25]
Grace Boland Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Health
466. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the funding her Department can offer to support Skerries youth support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13090/25]