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Donegal constituents have written an open letter to local representatives urging support for youth work in Budget 2026.
The 91 constituents signed the National Youth Council of Ireland’s All Ages for Youth Work campaign, calling for increased investment of €21.3m in Budget 2026. Outlining the importance of funding youth services and the impact on the wider community.
Attached below is the open letter:
Dear Deputy Pearse Doherty, Deputy Pat Gallagher, Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, Minister Charlie McConalogue, Deputy Charles Ward
We are 91 of your constituents in Donegal, urging you to support the call for an increased investment of €21.3m in youth work in Budget 2026.
You might think only young people care about youth work, but we are voters across all ages who believe in the value of youth work to our community. Nationally, this letter has been signed by:
Youth work supports mental health, builds confidence and life skills, and creates safe offline spaces where young people are supported to grow and thrive.
Right now, youth services are under real pressure. The cost of living, rising demand, and years of underfunding are making it harder to keep services running.
That’s why we have added our names to this localised version of the National Youth Council of Ireland’s All Ages for Youth Work campaign, calling for increased investment of €21.3m in Budget 2026 to protect existing services, expand access, and fund safe, well-equipped spaces.
As your constituents, we are asking you to support this call publicly, by raising this issue in the Dáil and with Minister McEntee as soon as possible, to ensure that we have the best chance at securing investment for youth work locally.
With the right support, we can meet young people’s needs in Donegal today and build stronger communities across Ireland for us all.
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