Dear Deputies Cronin, Durkan, Lawless, Murphy, Berry, Heydon, Ryan, and Ó Fearghaíl,
We are constituents from Kildare North and South, 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 Kildare, 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,
| Emily Durling Barrett |
| Maria Orbinski Burke |
| Ang Dowling Nugent |
| Liz Lavery Devlin |
| Brid Kane-Phillips |
| Sean Daniere-Doyle |
| Olufunmilayo Aroso-Ibitoye |
| Sharon Power Cowley |
| Edel Ni Ceallaigh |
| Angela Hooton Byrne |
| Teresa Harte Reeves |
| Victoria Adeyinka Mac |
| Ciara Thackaberry |
| Sandra Petit-Frere |
| Maedhbh Ní Dhónaill |
| Anne-Marie Mc Glinchey |
| Marioska V Regalado |
| Orla O’Sullivan |
| Cathy O’Loughlin |
| Julie O’Donoghue |
| Tina O Sullivan |
| Maria O Donoghue |
| Rene Mwana-Scoe |
| Cass MacDougall |
| Joan Fitzgerald |
| Wayne Fitzgerald |
| Sarah C Da Silva |
| Eithne Rainsford |
| Emily Rainsford |
| Aisling O’Connell |
| Mairead O’Carroll |
| Anne McDonnell |
| Liam McDonnell |
| Sadhbh Kurzawska |
| Sarah Keenaghan |
| Emer Hatherell |
| Fiona Griffiths |
| Cillian Geoghegan |
| Marie Armstrong |
| Harriet Winstone |
| Hazel Whiteley |
| Tina Sullivan |
| Conor Stephens |
| Mary Sheridan |
| Hattie Rogerson |
| Lulu Reynolds |
| Edel Prizeman |
| Lavina O’Reilly |
| Moyra O’Reilly |
| Eilis O’Malley |
| Gbenga Olatunji |
| Margaret O’Connor |
| Catherine O’Connor |
| Elaine O’Connor |
| Martine O’Connor |
| Geraldine O Hanlon |
| Michelle Monaghan |
| Kathy Mcgovern |
| Niamh McCarthy |
| Orla Matthews |
| Egle Martinai |
| Gillian Loughlin |
| Michael Kavanagh |
| Ruby Johnston |
| Elizabeth Houlihan |
| Grainne Gravenor |
| Jenny Franzoni |
| Hollie Flanagan |
| Suzanne Finnegan |
| Olive Donnelly |
| Colette Costello |
| Donal Corcoran |
| Amanda Connolly |
| Michelle Campbell |
| Catherine Boonstra |
| Breige Waldron |
| Brian Vaughan |
| Blanche Tyrrell |
| Hilary Tierney |
| Aneta Stępień |
| Teresa Stanley |
| Carol Shannon |
| Nuala Ruffley |
| Kolawole Ojewale |
| Lynne Oglesby |
| Anthony O’Brien |
| Dermot O’Brien |
| Paschal O’Brien |
| Catherine Meagher |
| Cate McNally |
| Tharsella Kennedy |
| Margaret Kearney |
| Annmarie Johnson |
| Keren Jackson |
| Colette Ivanoff |
| Mary Garrick |
| Mary Fricker |
| Ciara Fogarty |
| Ber Farrell |
| Joan Farrell |
| Suzanne Farrell |
| Máirín Dowling |
| Eva Donohoe |
| Margaret Donohoe |
| Ursula Dempsey |
| Marian Delaney |
| Susan Deering |
| Kaye Cummins |
| Rachel Cribben |
| Pat Collins |
| Deirdre Chemaou |
| Ronan Canning |
| Rob Bartley |
| Kemi Adedeji |
| Freya Watson |
| Yakubu Sheidu |
| Layrane Rubino |
| Theresa Parker |
| Rosanna Onions |
| Suz Nelson |
| John Murphy |
| Rachael Murphy |
| Zoe Mooney |
| Kunak McGann |
| Gillian Marron |
| Irene Marova |
| Jean Mahady |
| Jim Lawlor |
| Beth Keeley |
| Shirley Hyland |
| Josephine Howard |
| Linda Holden |
| Pauline Himlin |
| Angela Hayden |
| Phil Garvey |
| Phyllis Fullam |
| Kathryn Fallon |
| Pauline Doolan |
| Caroline Delmar |
| Mary Deegan |
| Mairead D’Arcy |
| Caroline Cullen |
| Pol Cullen |
| Louise Cruise |
| Brian Cregan |
| Aisling Bourke |
| Aislinn Barton |
| Christine Barnes |
| Frances Walsh |
| Lorraine Walsh |
| Rose Walsh |
| Rachael Tuite |
| Dorothy Swift |
| Eimear Smyth |
| Mairead Smyth |
| Kathleen Smith |
| Cecelia Quinn |
| Tamasin Platt |
| Joe Penny |
| Annette Nolan |
| Dawn Nally |
| Alan Moore |
| Alan Melia |
| June Meade |
| Mag Mahon |
| Jackie Magee |
| Adam Leech |
| Catherine Leech |
| Sinéad Lambe |
| Siobhan Lally |
| Kring Kring |
| June Kenny |
| Aisling Kelly |
| Anne Kelly |
| Brenda Kelly |
| Heather Kelly |
| Sarah Kamau |
| Shellie Hurst |
| Neasa Hogan |
| Pat Grant |
| Debbie Garry |
| Patrick Dunne |
| Tom Dunne |
| Gwen Dukes |
| Alex Duffy |
| Noeleen Doyle |
| Evelina Denby |
| Mary Darcy |
| Nicola Carey |
| Frances Byrne |
| Julia Byrne |
| Kyle Burke |
| Leish Burke |
| Patricia Burke |
| Niamh Boyce |
| Mars Blake |
| Mars Blake |
| Lorraine Barry |
| Pat Balfe |
| Julie Ahern |
| Breda Adams |
| Thomas Wall |
| Vinh Tran |
| Aileen Ryan |
| Mark Reid |
| Ndipmong Grace Obot |
| Rowland Mary |
| Chiara Lane |
| Fiona Kyle |
| Jeanette Gill |
| Jenny Egan |
| Noreen Daly |
| Eileen Carr |
| Jean Best |
| Sahar Amir |
| Gbeminiyi Alli |
| Nelien Vos |
| Jade Lee |
| Dave Day |
| Ayo Ade |
| Megan M |
| Louise K |
| Michelle B |