Youth Day of Action outside Dáil
On Wednesday 27th January at 4pm the coalition group Dublin Focus on Youth gathered in front of the Dáil to protest against further cuts to youth services.
The Coalition states that currently:
*Youth projects serve the needs of the most at risk young people across the city
*A total of 33,790 young people participated in CDYSB funded youth projects in Dublin in 2008
*It costs €20 million annually to keep these projects funded
*This works out at less that €12 per young person each week
The group are calling for the reversal of the cuts in 2009 and want funding for youth work projects to be maintained at 2008 levels in order to maintain frontline services.
For further information contact dublinfocusonyouth@gmail.com.