Central

Youth

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

• Determining general principles, strategy and policy guidelines and ensuring alignment;
• Providing the legal framework;
• Coordinating initiatives and alignment of services;
• Providing effective youth work services and support;
• The provision of financial support for voluntary associations;
• Giving advice (the Irish Youth Council); and
• Liaising with the EU on youth policy and the implementation of EU programmes for youth.

Child and Family Agency (established in 2014)

• Implementation of the national youth policy framework.

Sport

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

• Developing sport policy;
• Liaising with Sport Ireland;
• Facilitating and overseeing the development of the National Sports Campus;
• Addressing international sport issues at EU level and wider;
• Facilitating North/South engagement on sport;
• Administrating the sport programmes.

Responsible bodies, ministeries

Child and Family Agency

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

 Local

Youth

• The provision of financial support for youth associations;
• Setting up and financing youth programmes;
• The interrelation of local youth policy and local activities in the area of vocational training.

Sport

• Providing amenities, facilities and services related to sports and games;
• Providing general recreational and leisure activities;
• The public use of amenities.

Responsible bodies, ministeries

 City and county council

Sources

Constitution of Ireland – BUNREACHT NA hÉIREANN

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014 (SI 573 of 2014).

Local Government Act, 2001, Number 37 of 2001

The Irish Regions – Brussels Office

The National Youth Strategy 2015-2020 

Ireland Sport Act, No 15 of 2015

National Youth Council of Ireland