Youth Services

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

1364. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount in youth funding for County Offaly in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [11296/25]

1365. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total youth services grant allocation to each ETB in each of the years from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; if she will immediately seek an increase grant allocation for the Laois Offaly Education and Training Board to enable an increase in service provision capacity; and if she will make a …

1452. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commission an independent report into the death of a person (details supplied) under the care of an organisation given that the report commissioned by the organisation made no finding of liability or failure in duty of care despite that later, as a result of a civil action, the organis…

248. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount in youth funding for County Roscommon and County Galway in each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [8441/25]

151. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of and acknowledges that adolescents in the inner cities face harrowing challenges in their environments due to inequality and disadvantage; her views on whether the term “age-friendly cities” must be expanded to include in particular adolescents who presently have no input into th…

751. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total youth service grant allocation to all 16 ETB in 2024, in tabular form; if she will seek to immediately increase grant allocation for the Laois Offaly Education Training Board to enable an increase in service-provision capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7364/25]

767. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 532 of 11 February 2025 and 954 of 5 February 2025, if she will outline the difference in the overall funding for youth affairs; how the figure for ELS is €86,293,514 but then the overall figure of €84.9 million is used; which figure is the representative fig…

768. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 532 of 11 February 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the allocation of the existing levels of services funding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7680/25]

809. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a list of all youth clubs in east Cork. [8066/25]

242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on “Opportunities for Youth National Strategy for Youth Work and Related Services”; if she is committed to funding this and to its implementation, given that it is not included in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4940/25]

532. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to maintain existing levels of services in respect of youth affairs, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4205/25]

533. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total expenditure allocated to new development measures in respect of youth affairs in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4206/25]

534. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young people who benefited from engagement in youth work services for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4207/25]