Dear Deputies Buckley, O’Connor, Sherlock, Stanton, Barry, Burke, Gould, O’Sullivan, Creed, Moynihan, Moynihan, Coveney, Martin, McGrath, O Laoghaire, Cairns, Collins, and O’Sullivan,
We are constituents from Cork East, North Central, North West, South Central, and South West 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 Cork, 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,
| Yvonne O’Callaghan Hennessy |
| Suzi Broderick Mcsweeney |
| Deirdre Ní Mhuimhneacháin |
| Janet Ní Eachthighearna |
| William Frode De La Foret |
| Mary Saunders -Kadiri |
| Mary O’Mahony Van Duyn |
| Anne McGrath-Coughlan |
| Patsy Cronin Pickering |
| Rose Brien Harrington |
| Lisa O’Mahony Kenny |
| Sarah Nic Charthaigh |
| Timms Crotty-Quinlan |
| Aoibheann Carey-Philpott |
| Geraldine Walker Murphy |
| Sinead Ui Charragain |
| Kathy Soo – O’Brien |
| Catherine Russell Drutu |
| Carina O’Leary Walsh |
| Diandra Ní Bhuachalla |
| Nicki Ffrench Davis |
| Ciarda Comyn Barrett |
| Sinead Carrig Martin |
| Eva Rosberg Cody |
| Niamh Ni Lochlainn |
| Seanin Ní Heochaidh |
| Emma Ní Ghabhainn |
| Frances Ní Chrualaoí |
| Sinéad Carmel Ní Chionaola |
| Dawn Murphy-Beard |
| Pratheep Duangbanthao |
| Diana Aleksandrova |
| Gemma Prendergast |
| Áine O’Callaghan |
| Gem O’Callaghan |
| Kathleen O’Callaghan |
| Margaret O Callaghan |
| Tracy O Callaghan |
| Aideen Ni Ghabhain |
| Sylvia Ní Fathaigh |
| Nuala Ní Chanainn |
| Angela Lloyd-Evans |
| Alice Glendinning |
| Katherine Fitzpatrick |
| Joanne Fitzmaurice |
| Catherine Dunne-Barry |
| Lisa Zimmermann |
| Cherry Williamson |
| Gerda-Marie Siewertsen |
| Barbara O’Sullivan |
| Geoffrey O’Sullivan |
| Marika O’Sullivan |
| Ber O’Sullivan |
| Caroline O’Sullivan |
| Catherine O’Sullivan |
| Ciaran O’Sullivan |
| Eleanor O’Sullivan |
| Imelda O’Sullivan |
| Jennifer O’Sullivan |
| Kieran O’Sullivan |
| Linda O’Sullivan |
| Liz O’Sullivan |
| Maria O’Sullivan |
| Niamh O’Sullivan |
| Olive O’Sullivan |
| Rachael O’Sullivan |
| Shane O’Sullivan |
| Carol O’Sullivan |
| Alicia Joy O Sullivan |
| Annette O Sullivan |
| Maria O Sullivan |
| Niamh O Driscoll |
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| Jessica O Donoghue |
| Luke McElhinney |
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| Fiona Harrington |
| Helen Harrington |
| Marion Harrington |
| Mike Fitzgibbon |
| Noel Fitzgerald |
| Marie Cunningham |
| Pat Cunningham |
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| William Thuillier |
| Kathleen Thornhill |
| Brenda Stillwell |
| Natalie Stevenson |
| Maggie Robertson |
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| Linda O’Donovan |
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| Kate O’Connell |
| Linda O’Connell |
| Peggy O’Connell |
| Kevin O’ Connor |
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| Brenda O Riordan |
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