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Dail Debates

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 385 – Youth services [38487/22]. (13 Jul 2022)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 96 - Youth services [60723/21]. (08 Dec 2021)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 208 - Youth services provision [49729/17]. (23 Nov 2017)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Priority question 7. Youth services funding [22178/17]. (11 May 2017)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 50 & 56 - Youth services provision [40179/16]. (14 Dec 2016)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 384 - National Drugs Strategy [Youth services] [31691/16]. (25 Oct 2016)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 89 - Youth services funding [36695/15]. (21 Oct 2015)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 422 - Youth services provision [14082/15]. (15 Apr 2015)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 13 - Young people’s facilities and services fund [35435/14]. (25 Sep 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 826 - Youth cafés provision [31456/14]. (15 Jul 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 871 - Youth cafes expenditure [29341/14]. (08 Jul 2014)

[Oireachtas] Seanad Eireann debate. Youth cafés provision. (12 Feb 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 436 - Youth services funding [6326/14]. (11 Feb 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 194 - Departmental programmes [youth programmes] [6327/14]. (11 Feb 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 176 - Youth services expenditure [5913/14]. (06 Feb 2014)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answers 206 & 207 - Youth services [21685/13 & 21686/13]. (08 May 2013)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answers 1098 & 1099 - Youth services. [17457/13 & 17458/13]. (16 Apr 2013)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 545 - Youth enterprise initiatives [53947/12]. (04 Dec 2012)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Adjournment debate - Drug rehabilitation and youth services. (10 Feb 2010)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Other question 58 - National Drugs Strategy [Task forces] [32598/07]. (05 Dec 2007)

[Oireachtas] Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs debate. Breaking Through: presentation. (18 Jan 2006)

Thesis

O'Donoghue, Brid (2007) Profiling the mental health needs of a youth population with view to informing programme planning in a local community-based youth café. MSc thesis, Trinity College Dublin.

News

Ireland. Department of Justice. [Department of Justice] Minister of State Browne announces funding allocations for Youth Diversion Projects for 2022. (22 Jun 2022)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac Future of outreach drug project secured as it joins youth group. (28 Apr 2022)

[Department of Children and Youth Affairs] New targeted youth funding scheme “UBU - Your Place Your Space“ launched. (16 Dec 2019)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Minister announces open call seeking submissions on measuring outcomes for young people engaged with youth services. (01 Jun 2018)

[Irish Examiner] , O'Keeffe, Cormac ‘Reach out to youth’ as drug use spikes. (09 Nov 2016)

[Irish Examiner] , Baker, Noel Drug debt teens threatened with guns. (17 Jun 2013)

[Department of Children and Youth Affairs] Minister Fitzgerald announces €1 million for new youth cafés. (12 Mar 2013)

[Department of Children and Youth Affairs] Minister Fitzgerald announces €500,000 funding for Youth Cafés. (13 Feb 2013)