Minister announces increase in capital funding for youth projects from €0.8m in 2011 to €1.5m in each of 2012 & 2013
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Ms. Frances Fitzgerald T.D is pleased to announce today details of a special once off provision of €200,000 to support 18 youth projects around the country.
This money will specifically support the provision of Youth Cafés enabling existing youth projects to upgrade existing premises and/or purchase additional equipment in order to provide a safe, alcohol and drug free meeting space for young people.
Minister Fitzgerald stated: “My Department is committed to supporting the development of quality; front-line youth work projects and services which address to the changing needs of young people and communities.
“A key element of this is to support the continued nationwide development of youth café facilities given the considerable benefits they offer for young people to meet in safe drug and alcohol free spaces and most importantly the identification of the need for such spaces by young people themselves.
“In support of this priority, I have ensured that as part of the Government’s Capital Review published last month the capital funding available for youth project is to increase from €0.8m in 2011 to €1.5m in each of 2012 & 2013.
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs now estimates that between 75-100 youth café facilities now operate across the state and are seen as hugely beneficial to local communities in terms of broader engagement with young people. The projects are in many cases run directly by or in partnership with young people and are popular with teenagers and young people generally.
The following list gives details of all the projects who are being awarded funding today. Detail of any future funds should they become available will be placed on the Department’s Website at
www.dcya.gov.ie2011 Alcohol Misuse Prevention / Youth Café Initiative Project: Funding Recommended
Cootehill Youth Café, Co Cavan €20,000
Clonakilty Youth Project, Co Cork €5,000
Timoleague Youth Café, Co Cork €2,000
Palmerstown Youth Café, Dublin 20 €5,000
Clondalkin Youth Café, Dublin 22 €5,000
Ballinasloe D'Cube Youth Café, Co Galway €2,000
Café Óige Cois Fharraige, Indreabhan, Co Galway €5,000
Sign Out Youth Café, Portumna, Co Galway €2,000
Ballybunion Youth Café, Co Kerry €5,000
Timahoe Foróige Club Youth Café, Co Laois €2,000
Breffni Youth Café, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim €2,000
RAY Youth Café, Trim, Co Meath €4,000
Elm Grove Clonmel Youth Café, Co Tipperary €71,500
Templemore Youth Café, Co Tipperary €21,000
Manor St John Youth Café, Waterford City €10,800
St Patrick's Hall, Tallow, Co Waterford €12,000
Mid-Way Youth Project, Portlaw, Co Waterford €20,700
FDYS West Wexford Youth Café, Wexford Town €5,000
TOTAL: €200,000
Funds will be distributed to projects via local VECs