Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development
Child Poverty: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Niall Egan:
I am not very familiar with the family resource centres. I know they are predominantly funded through Tusla. I think the HSE also has a component. We do not have direct funding relationships with the majority of family resource centres. Where we come onto the pitch is where we support and have financial arrangements with a lot of local partnerships that help us deliver the public employment service. As I mentioned previously, the public employment service is our network for interacting with and supporting individuals. We have mechanisms in place working with local partnerships, community employment schemes, rural social schemes and Tús schemes and also supports for further education and training services in accessing supports for people and bridging those gaps. I am afraid I cannot give the Deputy any more information on that. My colleague, Mr. Rónán Hession, wants to come in here.
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