Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
483. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the allocation from Tusla to each family resource centre in County Mayo from 2016 to 2022; the rationale for the variation across different centres in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48457/22]
View answerThe Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. Tusla administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 FRCs across the country. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.
I would like to thank the Deputy for meeting with me recently on the issue of FRC resources in Co. Mayo and for her continued engagement on this important issue. In a subsequent meeting with the Tusla CEO, I raised the issue of potential alternative supports for areas that do not currently have an FRC, including the Erris region in County Mayo. I understand that the CEO of Tusla has also recently agreed to meet with the Erris FRC Steering Committee.
