Anne Rabbitte
Question:1504. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that has been provided to the family resource centre network in each year since 2007. [1187/18]
View answerTuesday, 16 January 2018
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Acting as a focal point within their communities, Family Resource Centres provide a holistic service of child, family and community support and advocacy to all children and families in their communities.
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding to over 100 Family Resource Centres. The 2017 allocation by Tusla to Family Resource Centres is €13.512m.
It should be noted that prior to 2014, funding was provided to the Family Resource Centres by the former Family Support Agency, which was incorporated into Tusla in 2014.
The following table sets out the level of allocated funding provided to Family Resource Centres in the period 2007 - 2017.
Family Support Agency/Tusla Funding to Family Resource Centres 2007-2017
|
Year |
Tusla Funding (€m) |
|
|
1. |
2007 |
18.66 |
|
2. |
2008 |
18.84 |
|
3. |
2009 |
18.05 |
|
4. |
2010 |
15.37 |
|
5. |
2011 |
15.90 |
|
6. |
2012 |
15.10 |
|
7. |
2013 |
14.31 |
|
8. |
2014 |
13.51 |
|
9. |
2015 |
13.09 |
|
10. |
2016 |
13.50 |
|
11. |
2017 |
13.51 |
Source: Family Support Agency (2007 – 2013)/Child and Family Agency (2014 – 2017)
In 2016 and 2017, additional once-off funding was provided by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to Family Resource Centres to assist in the upgrade of equipment and infrastructure. The administration of this funding was carried out by Tusla.
In 2016, this additional funding came to a total of €1.42m. In 2017, additional once-off funding to Family Resource Centres for this purpose came to a total of €2.12m.