Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2021
960. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount allocated to Tusla for family resource centres in 2019, 2020 and 2021; and the amount of this allocation that was drawn down for 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [31180/21]
View answerTusla administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 FRCs across the country. My Department allocates core funding for the FRC Programme and, since 2019, this amount has been €18m each year. The FRC Programme includes funding to FRCs and the FRC National Forum.
In addition to core funding, FRCs have received additional amounts in the form of once-off grant payments or payments from Dormant Accounts funding, over the period. Payments to FRCs (over €50,000) are shown in Tusla's Annual Financial Statements.
The table below sets out the amount allocated to and drawn down by Tusla, in respect of the FRC Programme for 2019-2020 and the allocation for 2021.
Table 1: FRC Programme funding allocated and drawn down 2019-2021 (to date):
|
Funding Year |
Allocation |
Amount Drawn Down |
|
2021 |
€18,000,000 |
|
|
2020 |
€18,000,000 |
drawn down in full |
|
2019 |
€18,000,000 |
drawn down in full |
