Minister O’Gorman confirms selection process underway for eight new youth services for 2022 as part of UBU Your Place Your Space
- Published on: 22 March 2022
- Last updated on: 12 April 2025
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today confirmed that the selection process for eight new UBU youth services has commenced.
Each new service will be allocated funding of €120,000 per annum initially, a total allocation of some €1m. The new UBU Your Place Your Space selected areas for 2022 are: Donegal, Cavan, Carlow, Sligo, Tipperary, Kerry, Clare and Waterford.
The Education and Training Boards in each of the eight selected areas have now completed a local needs assessment stage to inform the establishment of the new services, and all eight ETBs have issued a call for service to recruit a preferred service provider. With the eight additional services set up in 2021, this brings the total full year investment for 16 new youth services to some €2 million.
Minister O’Gorman commented:
“I was delighted to secure funding for a much needed increase in targeted youth services. These are long term investments into communities supported by clear needs analysis and backed by the local ETB.
“The introduction of UBU Your Place Your Space has given us a coherent mechanism to create new youth services where they are needed across the country. We can be assured that this investment will directly benefit the young people in their communities.”
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Notes to Editor:
The selection of new funded organisations for entry to UBU Your Place Your Space is completed in a number of stages. This is detailed in section 5.7 of the UBU Your Place Your Space Policy and Operating Rules (www.UBU.gov.ie). An area profile and needs assessment is carried out by the ETB, followed by an advertised ‘call for service’ to identify a preferred bidder by the ETB, and a formal approval by the Department for entry into to UBU Your Place Your Space.
In 2022, the following areas are in the process of establishing a new UBU funded organisation:
| ETBs | Area Profile Name | Call for Service Advertised |
| Donegal | West Donegal | Yes |
| Cavan and Monaghan | Cavan Town area | Yes |
| Kilkenny Carlow | Bagenalstown and Environs, Co. Carlow | Yes |
| Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim | South Sligo | Yes |
| Tipperary | Clonmel | Yes |
| Kerry | Rural North Kerry | Yes |
| Limerick Clare | Rural Clare | Yes |
| Waterford Wexford | Dungarvan/West Waterford | Yes |