Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 October 2021
304. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if information regarding potential avenues of State funding from his Department will be provided to a service in (details supplied) County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48928/21]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that my Department's responsibilities include a range of policy and service activity, direct and indirect, for children and young people, adults, families and communities and have a diverse range of cross-cutting impacts on other policy areas. My Department's expenditure is focussed on cross-cutting children’s initiatives including child welfare and protection, early learning and care and school age childcare, youth work, youth justice, children and young people's participation, research on children and young people, and since the transfer of functions took place in October 2020, the Department’s remit now includes responsibility for policy, legislation and services in the areas of integration, equality and disability and asylum accommodation services, areas previously managed by the Department of Justice. Information on these matters is available on my Department's website.
I would be greateful if the organisation to which the Deputy refers would write to my Department setting out their particular area of interest so that my officials will be able to respond with the most appropriate information.
My Department also provides funding to Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, to achieve its statutory responsibilities, including the care and protection of victims of Domestic Sexual and Gender Based Violence.
The commissioning and funding of individual services is an operational matter for Tusla, and I have asked Tusla to respond directly to the Deputy in this regard.
