Anne Rabbitte
Ceist:196. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of restoring family resource centre funding to pre 2011 levels. [40004/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 21 September 2017
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Freagraí scríofa
I am very conscious of the role that Family Resource Centres play in offering early intervention and support to families in difficulty. The centres provide a holistic service of child, family and community support and advocacy to all children and families in their community. This universal accessibility allows for early identification of need, provision of appropriate interventions, and timely referrals to appropriate services for more intensive and targeted work as required.
In 2017, Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is allocating €13.512m to Family Resource Centres. Funding of €15.37m was allocated to Family Resource Centres by the former Family Support Agency in 2010.
While it would be inappropriate for me to comment at this time on any future decisions that may be taken by Government in the context of Budget 2018, I can assure the Deputy that I will continue to support the work of the Family Support Centres and to the targeting of available resources at those services which make the greatest impact on vulnerable children and families.