Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2020
856. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding and staff allocation to the Citizens Information Board in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12512/20]
View answerThe Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money and budgeting advice) and advocacy services to citizens on a wide range of public and social services. The table below sets out the funding and staff allocation to CIB for 2018, 2019 and 2020.
|
Year |
CIB Funding Allocation |
CIB Staff Allocation (whole time equivalents) |
|
2018 |
€57,410,000 |
74 |
|
2019 |
€59,260,000 |
74 |
|
2020 |
€61,774,000 |
79 |
The annual budget allocation to the Citizens Information Board funds the provision of services directly to the public through a number of websites and publications and funds 21 delivery service companies across the country to provide services to the public.
The service delivery companies include:
- 8 regional Citizens Information Services (CIS) which provide information, advice and advocacy services to the public on a range of social and public services delivered through a nationwide network of Citizens Information Centres;
- the Citizens Information Phone Service (CIPS) which provides a comprehensive and confidential information service to the general public;
- 8 regional Money Advice and Budgeting Services ( MABS), which provides assistance to people, in particular those on low incomes or living on social welfare payments, who are over-indebted and need help and advice with debt problems;
- MABS Support CLG which provides supports to the MABS Regional Companies to ensure that they can deliver a consistent, high-quality service to the public;
- National Traveller MABS (NTMABS) which works to end the financial exclusion of Travellers;
- the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NAS) which provides an independent confidential representative advocacy service for people with disabilities; and
- the Sign Language and Interpreting Service (SLIS) which provides a range of services to support Deaf people to access public and social services.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
