Dear Deputies Carthy, Humphreys, Smith, Smyth, and Tully
We are constituents from Cavan and Monaghan who are calling on you to support young people in Budget 2024 by investing €9.4 million in young people and youth work.
It is a hard time for young people. COVID-19 impacted their mental health and social connections, and now, the cost-of-living crisis means many are struggling financially.
Youth work organisations say that deprivation among young people they work with is on the rise, and the need for youth services is growing dramatically as young people and their communities feel the effects of the cost-of-living crisis.
Youth workers are often a lifeline for young people, particularly for those who have the least. The wide range of activities provided by youth organisations support young people in their personal and social development, positive mental health, physical wellbeing, job skills and much more.
The rising cost of living is also placing a huge strain on youth work organisations themselves. A recent survey by the National Youth Council of Ireland revealed that nearly 3 in 5 organisations struggle to deliver vital youth work services because of inflation.
The Government must provide the necessary resources for these organisations to meet the growing needs of young people in Cavan and Monaghan, and to provide an Ireland where young people can live, grow, and flourish.
That is why we are supporting the National Youth Council of Ireland in calling on the Government to invest an additional €9.4m in youth work services in Budget 2024, to provide more supports and activities for young people and meet the needs of our growing youth population. The NYCI and its members across the country believe this increase is needed to help ensure the sustainability of the sector, and deal with current challenges facing many services.
We request that you act on this call and use whatever avenues available to you to ensure that we see a Budget 2024 that invests in our young people.
Your constituents,
| Eibhlin Ni Raghallaigh |
| Ann Donohoe Murray |
| Tomas Mag Shamhrain |
| Niamh Ní Dháibhis |
| Jane McGuinness |
| Aoife Fitzsimons |
| Brid O’ Rourke |
| Caitriona O Donnell |
| Gina Gallagher |
| Veronica Williams |
| Peggy Sheridan |
| Deirdre O’Beirne |
| Margaret Hartnett |
| Margaret Farrelly |
| Mary Farrelly |
| Garrett Archbold |
| Peggy Stewart |
| Pamela Shevlin |
| Dearbhla O’Toole |
| Oreoluwa Odumosu |
| Margaret Murtagh |
| Raquel Montero |
| Mo Moloney |
| Paula Moffett |
| Carole McKenna |
| Lynne Maguire |
| Suella Holland |
| Liz Garland |
| Noel Elliott |
| Christine Donohoe |
| Leon Donohoe |
| Pat Coombes |
| Valerie Carbray |
| Mark Sean Cantual |
| Mary Callery |
| Helen Brouder |
| Patricia Brandon |
| Alison Bayliss |
| Vita Yurich |
| Cassandra Taaffe |
| Lolly Slacke |
| Rosie Shiels |
| Olivia Reilly |
| Kevin Murphy |
| Billy G W Morgan |
| Trina McCann |
| Mary Mauger |
| Méhwish Irshad |
| Pauline Hankin |
| Josie Galvin |
| Kate Ennals |
| Morag Donald |
| Sharon Cooney |
| Lorraine Briody |
| Eibhlin Smyth |
| Jacqueline Smyth |
| Breeda Smith |
| Brian Smith |
| Jenine Lynch |
| Marian Leahy |
| Eileen Flynn |
| Bave Druce |
| Anne Brady |
| Martina Brady |
| Olivia Boyle |
| Eithne Barry |
| Patricia Lee |
| Seán Ó’Roideáin |
| Margaret Mc Quillan |
| Bridie Mc Carron. |
| Theresa Pritchard |
| Siobhan McQuillan |
| Lisa McCaffrey |
| Vourneen McBennett |
| Maureen Mc Intyre |
| Fiona Gallagher |
| Maura Sherlock |
| Abiodun Olatunji |
| Krista Hamilton |
| Orla Gilsenan |
| Siobhan Gavaghan |
| Eileen Farrelly |
| Rose Donnelly |
| Niamh Cromwell |
| Catherine Connolly |
| Kathleen Connolly |
| Bríd Treanor |
| Maire Treanor |
| Rachael Treanor |
| Cahal McNally |
| Maria McKenna |
| Paula McEntee |
| Liza Hackett |
| Mary Hackett |
| Paddy Grenham |
| Marian Gibbons |
| Aiden Clinton |
| Suzanne Clinton |
| May Rooney |
| May Rooney |
| Kate Reilly |
| Eimear Murphy |
| Majella Meehan |
| Jennifer Lavery |
| Pauline Hamill |
| Caroline Ewings |
| Maureen Donald |
| Mary Devlin |
| Eve Tembe |
| John Quinn |
| Patrick Makem |
| Joanne Lynch |
| Maureen Kelly |
| Aine Duffy |
| Yvonne Duffy |
| Brenda Byrne |
| Ellen Byrne |
| Joanne Behan |
| Bernadette Baker |
| Dympna Toal |
| Joan Ryan |
| Cní Chi |