Dear Deputies Canney, Cannon, Rabbitte, Connolly, Farrell, Grealish, Naughton, Ó Cuív, Fitzmaurice, Kerrane, and Naughten,
We are constituents from Roscommon and Galway, 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 Galway and Roscommon, 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,
| Drew Lundberg-Mccullagh |
| Abdulmujib Dalhatu Abdullahi |
| Shenaz Wardally Usacova |
| Nutan Jacques Piraprez |
| Pádraig Ó Ceithearnaigh |
| Treasa Ní Cheannabháin |
| Lily Lily Landers Landers |
| Marie Kelly Rabbitte |
| Katherine Halford Greene |
| Carol Dotto De Dauli |
| Laura Clynes Gilmore |
| Sorcha Nic Lochlainn |
| Bríd Ní Chonghóile |
| Peigi Ni Chonghaile |
| Ciarán Mac Lochlainn |
| Margaret Hannigan Popp |
| Esther Crowe Mullins |
| Ivona Bogdan Boltiš |
| Prionsais Nic Dhonncha |
| Maria Ni Scannlain |
| Marta Munoz Castro |
| Pamela Mncube-Zokli |
| Shona MacGillivray |
| Aishling Mac Loughlin |
| Lorna Linnane-Boyd |
| Lorraine Conlan-Duffy |
| Deborah Stack-Cooke |
| Kay Shaughnessy |
| Síomón Ó Baoighill |
| Claire Ni Bhlaith |
| Rhys Fitzpatrick |
| Leticia Cavicchioli |
| Yvonne Bhreathnach |
| Ándría Uí Thaidhg |
| Siobhan Ui Mhurucu |
| Sharon O’Flaherty |
| Máire O’Donoghue |
| Michelle O’Donoghue |
| Florence Mutesasira |
| Sinead McPhillips |
| Cathriona Mcloughlin |
| Colm McLoughlin |
| Mary McGuinness |
| Carla Hauschildt |
| Martina Cunningham |
| Nonie Breathnach |
| Esther Osayimwen |
| Aline O’Connell |
| Jennie O’Connell |
| Liz O’Connell |
| Proinséas Ní Ailpín |
| Joan Morrissey |
| Ruth Morrissey |
| Ethna Mcdonnell |
| Jacqueline McConnell |
| Karen M O Toole |
| Geraldine Humphreys |
| Flora Heffernan |
| Ann Geoghegan |
| Doreen Geoghegan |
| Joseph Geoghegan |
| Helen Cronnelly |
| Dawna Concannon |
| Deirdre Concannon |
| Joan Concannon |
| Michelle Caulfield |
| Emmet Broderick |
| Mary Thornton |
| Sylvia Staunton |
| Michael Shinnick |
| Orla Sheerins |
| Elisabeth Schröter |
| Johanna Schaefer |
| Clara O’Gorman |
| Tina O’Gorman |
| Sylvia O’Connor |
| Seun Obisesan |
| Geraldine O Malley |
| Peadar Ó Mainín |
| Grace O’ Fegan |
| Tomás Ó Dubhda |
| Rebecca Ni Riada |
| Tony Munnelly |
| Fiona Monaghan |
| Nicola Monaghan |
| Madeline Mitchell |
| Aine McNamara |
| Ursula McMorrow |
| Máire McGeehan |
| Teresa McCauley |
| Regina McCarron |
| Sithokozile Mangazha |
| Katlego Makinita |
| Trisha Mac Hale |
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| Sara Jane Kingston |
| Geraldine Kilkelly |
| Anne Christina Keleghan |
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| Luana Jungmann |
| Emer Hennelly |
| Yvonne Heneghan |
| Andy Hamilton |
| Edel Grealish |
| Maeve Gormally |
| Tricia Flanagan |
| Rose Finnerty |
| Berni Finneran |
| Damien Finneran |
| Damien Devereux |
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| Bridie Connolly |
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| Monique Augustin |
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| Silvia Trentin |
| Elena Toniato |
| Bernie Sweeney |
| Marie-Claire Sweeney |
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| Car Stanley |
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| Clare Sheehan |
| Mary Sheehan |
| Gerry Scanlon |
| Karen Roberts |
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| Martina Passman |
| Sinéad Parslow |
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| Caroline O’Toole |
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| C Nicolas |
| Getrude Ngumuya |
| Donna Nedrick |
| Eka Mukeria |
| Emmeldah Mthembu |
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| Philomena Mckenna |
| Ashling McEllin |
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| Chanelle Marzouk |
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| Mary Leonard |
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| Linda Lambert |
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| John Farrell |
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| Ruth Doporto |
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| Ann Doherty |
| Carol Doherty |
| Joan Doherty |
| Carol Devaney |
| Audrey Dempsey |
| Kathleen de hÓra |
| Lesley Connern |
| Anne Collins |
| Kerina Collins |
| Lillie Collins |
| Mary Collins |
| Michael Collins |
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| Ashna Chandra |
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| Siobhan Carroll |
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| Yes Done Potter |
| Aine Parkes |
| Noreen Newell |
| Denis Nealis |
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| Anne Murphy |
| Brenda Murphy |
| Irene Murphy |
| Maeve Murphy |
| Mary Murphy |
| Eilís Mullin |
| Sadie Mullin |
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| Deirdre Molloy |
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| Enda McHugh |
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| Jenny Martin |
| Bridie Marrey |
| Marion Malley |
| Molly Mallen |
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| Mary Larkin |
| Colette Laffey |
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| Teresa Walsh |
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| Julie Smith |
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| Des Mahon |
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| Kate Lyons |
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