Dear Deputies Daly, Foley, Griffin, Healy-Rae, and Healy-Rae,
We are constituents from Kerry, 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 Kerry, 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,
| Kathleen Spillane Delaney |
| Máire Ní Shuilleabháin |
| Mary Kilkenny Barrett |
| Anna M Keogh O’Connell |
| Elaine Keane O’Carroll |
| Margaret Hannon-Gleeson |
| Fiona Shúilleabháin |
| Fionn Van Der Noll |
| Orla Van Der Noll |
| Pavlina Hrachovinova |
| Linda O’ Sullivan |
| Ursula O’ Sullivan |
| Mags Nic Gabhann |
| Mary Fitzpatrick |
| Nina Finn-Kelcey |
| Grainne Threabhair |
| Colleen Stephenson |
| Janina Siekierski |
| Denis O’Sullivan |
| Shannon O’Sullivan |
| Mark O’Donoghue |
| Christopher O’Sullivan |
| Sheila O’Sullivan |
| Joe O Driscoll |
| Gina McElligott |
| Maria Fitzgerald |
| Marian Fitzgerald |
| Barbara Derbyshire |
| Marie Barforough |
| Aleksandra Wieromiej |
| Nadine Schindler |
| Breda Quilligan |
| Bettina Pickering |
| Sheila O’Connell |
| Lucy O’Connell |
| Maureen O Connell |
| Mrs Ntlokwana |
| Jo Ni Craith |
| Janice McAuliffe |
| Stephanie Heffernan |
| Gareth Harteveld |
| Ciaran Gallagher |
| Catriona Broderick |
| Alimat Babatunde |
| Holly Woollett |
| Jodie Thompson |
| Sylvia Thompson |
| Deirdre Shanahan |
| Frances Shanahan |
| Jack Shanahan |
| Kate Shanahan |
| Ann Robinson |
| Máire O’Connor |
| Claire O’Connor |
| Helen O Mahony |
| Colette O Connor |
| Mandy O Connor |
| Mary O Connor |
| Nora O Connor |
| Noreen O Connor |
| Christina Mulligan |
| Michael Moriarty |
| Mairead McSorley |
| Angie McDonagh |
| Joan McCrohan |
| Grace McCarthy |
| Linda Mccarthy |
| Imelda Leniston |
| Conor Kennelly |
| Celine Kavanagh |
| Sari Houlihan |
| Kelly Hartnett |
| Fionnuala Hamilton |
| Kerryleigh Gwizdala |
| Kate Geraghty |
| Mary Farrelly |
| Paula Dunleavy |
| Sharon Crandall |
| Angela Costello |
| Geraldine Costello |
| Geraldine Clifford |
| Tricia Breewood |
| Sylvia Alvaarez |
| Marie Sweeney |
| Catherine Collins Sheehan |
| Eileen Sheehan |
| Catherine Riordan |
| Marian Relihan |
| Gerry Redican |
| Irene Portela |
| Miriam Pollard |
| Colette Ozaslan |
| Christine O’Toole |
| Jimmy O’Leary |
| Vincent O’Brien |
| Bea O Neill |
| Siobhan O Neill |
| Claire Neligan |
| Maureen Nammock |
| Colleen McMahon |
| Ciara McKenna |
| Margaret Mcgrath |
| Mareike Lüschen |
| Maria Kennedy |
| Marie Kearney |
| Helen Higgins |
| Lucy Henehan |
| Russ Gittins |
| Kate Gallwey |
| Marie Fleming |
| Emily Fitzell |
| Jennifer Dowling |
| Christina Donovan |
| Maja Djimoti |
| Anita Culhane |
| Nuala Corkery |
| Susan Chaoimh |
| Veronica Carroll |
| Catherine Buckley |
| Denise Buckley |
| Helen Brosnan |
| Kathleen Brosnan |
| Marguerite Brosnan |
| Mary Bresnan |
| Joan Wright |
| Amanda Walshe |
| Catrina Walker |
| Karen Steele |
| Patricia Sharpe |
| Margaret Scully |
| Brendan O’Shea |
| Donna O’Shea |
| Noreen O’Shea |
| Avril O Shea O Shea |
| Veronica Murray |
| Amantha Murphy |
| Anne Murphy |
| Joan Murphy |
| Martina Murphy |
| Maryjo Murphy |
| Marie Morris |
| Nondumiso Mncube |
| Rose Mangan |
| Tania Lawlor |
| Linda Kearin |
| Rachael Hurley |
| Judy Howell |
| Clare Horgan |
| Philip Horgan |
| Sheila Hannon |
| Derarca Goldie |
| Karen Gearon |
| Maria Gaskin |
| Doirin Duggan |
| Derrie Dillon |
| Joan Cronin |
| Mary Cronin |
| Natalie Conway |
| Geraldine Colgan |
| Josie Coffey |
| Catherine Clarke |
| Joe Butler |
| Lyndsey Buckle |
| Ruth Bailey |
| Kay Woods |
| Joan Walsh |
| Nora Walsh |
| Catherine Stack |
| Berni Smyth |
| Sheelagh Smyth |
| Denis Roche |
| Kathleen Quinn |
| David Payne |
| Christine Nolan |
| Jacqueline Nolan |
| Tim Nolan |
| Donna Nelan |
| Eirn Lyons |
| Lucy Laide |
| Mary Laide |
| Noreen Kelly |
| Huw Jones |
| Sue James |
| Louise Hynes |
| Kathy Hobbs |
| Betty Hoare |
| Jackie Healy |
| Rhonwen Hayes |
| Jimmy Foley |
| Patrick Foley |
| Breda Flynn |
| Marie Duffy |
| Margaret Doody |
| Clare Dewar |
| Julet Brook |
| Elizabeth Barry |
| Margret Shea |
| Bláthnaid Ryan |
| Janie Ryan |
| Teresa Rice |
| Tina Neil |
| Eleanor Neff |
| Breeda Lyne |
| Sofie Lyne |
| Garry Hall |
| Brian Eyre |
| Aoife Dare |
| Christine Best |
| Una Ní Shé |
| Denise Joy |
| Eimear D |