Dear Deputies Carey, Crowe, McNamara, and Wynne
We are constituents from Clare 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 Clare, 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,
| Mary CH O’Sullivan-Sanford |
| Brid Shanahan Conway |
| Jorah Ní Chéilleacair |
| Sinead Armstrong-Lynch |
| Grainne O’Beirne Kelly |
| Lily Guerin Kirrane |
| Niamh Nic Lochlainn |
| Deirdre Ní Mheachair |
| Cait Ni Loingsigh |
| Nina Ní Chiairdha |
| Mary Mather-Leahy |
| Hilda Maclochlainn |
| Carinne Di Francesco |
| Lindsey Power Hynes |
| Marian Fairbrother |
| Tina Andreucetti |
| Judy O’Sullivan |
| Ros Ó’Maoldúin |
| Anita O’Loughlin |
| Elaine Grace O Sullivan |
| Mary O Sullivan |
| Marion O Loughlin |
| Turlough Ó Cinnéide |
| Áine McCullough |
| Dermot Mc Glennon |
| Aidan MacDermott |
| Joan Fitzgibbon |
| Orla Cunningham |
| Michelle Strefford |
| Mairtin O’Cathain |
| Deirdre Mulgannon |
| Murt McInerney |
| Dave McDonnell |
| Melissa Mackinnon |
| Bridie Loughnane |
| Moll Considine |
| Philippa Siegrist |
| Denise Sheridan |
| Annette O’Malley |
| Michele O’Keeffe |
| Oksana O’Keeffe |
| David O’Keeffe |
| John O’ Regan |
| Elaine O’ Brien |
| Caoimhin Ó Ailpin |
| Carol McNamara |
| Geraldine McNamara |
| Maggs McNamara |
| Catherine McGannon |
| Caitlin McDonald |
| Joan McDonald |
| Bridget Mcdonagh |
| Heather McArthur |
| Corina Kilkenny |
| Gabriella Hanrahan |
| Louise Corcoran |
| Orfhlaith Connolly |
| Deirdre Whitney |
| Kathleen Richter |
| Sue Redmond |
| Sara Raymond |
| Siobhan Peoples |
| Karen Pennill |
| Barbara O’Hagan |
| Mary O Meara |
| Patricia O Meara |
| Orla Ni Eili |
| Caroline Mullins |
| Molly Moloney |
| Trisha Mc Keon |
| Patrick Mc Cabe |
| Aileen Maguire |
| Mary Killeen |
| Roisin Killeen |
| Rosie Kennedy |
| Aaron Higgins |
| Mascha Heijnen |
| Sally Haywood |
| Jenny Haslett |
| Patricia Gibbons |
| Nathalie El Baba |
| Sinéad Duignan |
| Seamus Donohoe |
| Ariadne Desarro |
| Marion Dalziel |
| Patrick Cuddihy |
| Kellie Connell |
| Denis Mary Collins |
| Michele Coleman |
| June Choppin |
| Mairead Chaplin |
| Anne Buckley |
| Jean Basheer |
| Leah Arthurs |
| Adebunmi Adeyemi |
| Bernadette Watson |
| Charlotte Waters |
| Orla Walshe |
| Caroline Rowley |
| Bernhard Rohrer |
| Tony Reddan |
| Xolani Ndlovu |
| Maureen Murphy |
| Orlaith Morris |
| John Mchugh |
| Ishtar Marion |
| Anne Loftus |
| Christine Kiefer |
| Michael Hughes |
| Sally Hughes |
| Brenda Howley |
| Áine Heslin |
| Virginia Farrow |
| Og Dobson |
| Orla Cronin |
| Odette Clarke |
| Damian Clancy |
| Frank Browne |
| Gareth Bowser |
| Caroline Bourke |
| Sarah Boland |
| Michelle Benson |
| Johnny Beggan |
| Berni Anslow |
| Catherine Young |
| Diane Walsh |
| Mary Talty |
| Aileen Small |
| Jahne Romer |
| Suzanne Roche |
| Georgina Reime |
| Kathleen Quinn |
| Richard Nolan |
| Denis Myers |
| Vanessa Meere |
| Pat Meade |
| Ben March |
| Francis Lynch |
| Kathy Locke |
| Deirdre Leahy |
| Anne Kerin |
| Lisa Kenny |
| Mary Kelly |
| Pat Kelly |
| Siobhan Kelly |
| Sue Kelly |
| Bernadette Kehoe |
| Breada Keane |
| Emmiline Jones |
| Shelagh Honan |
| Ann Hehir |
| Anne Healy |
| Helen Healy |
| Michelle Hayes |
| Maura Haugh |
| Margaret Harte. Harte |
| Annette Haran |
| Aidan Grace |
| Michaela Garay |
| Kristine Frame |
| Patricia Foley |
| Rachel Feery |
| Gerald Dunne |
| Shane Doody |
| Bríd Deely |
| Liz Davis |
| Claire Casey |
| Jane Casey |
| Bernie Carey |
| Carmel Brien |
| Eileen Breen |
| Rebecca Breen |
| Vivienne Bogan |
| Frances Black |
| Siobhan Barry |
| Maggie Webb |
| Ciaram Ward |
| Brendan Wall |
| Laura Ryan |
| Maria Ryan |
| Noreen Reid |
| Bet Nash |
| Cathleen Mohr |
| Mike Mike |
| Cynthia Lowe |
| Marie Long |
| Ingo Hohn |
| Marie Hall |
| Darren Hale |
| Olive Gann |
| Louise Dent |
| Gerry Daly |
| Marie Daly |
| Toni Mac |
| Eireen Lee |
| Emily Lee |
| Ruth Lee |
| Maeve Fox |