Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 57:

In page 44, subsection (8), to delete lines 31 to 36 and substitute the following:"(8) In this section "service supplemental to services provided by the Agency" means--

(a) the provision of a community development resource to promote child and family support services, or
(b) activities which are ancillary to child and family support services provided by the Agency or by a service provider on its behalf.".

This amendment will bring greater clarity to the meaning of the phrase "service supplemental to services provided by the agency". It will enable providing assistance to a person to provide a service supplemental to services provided by the agency, including the provision of a community development resource, for example, to promote child and family support services in family resource centres, and activities ancillary to child and family support services. It spells out in greater detail where services can be given.

The agency has the power to make grants to such services.