Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Select Committee on Children and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 40 - Children and Equality (Supplementary)
2:00 am
Aisling Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
I know I do not need to ask the Minister this, but I will anyway. There was a recent announcement about an increase in funding for family resource centres and the opening of five more. That was really welcome. In my area there is the Trim Family Resource Centre and there is one in Kells as well in Meath East. They are deeply grateful for that money to increase and support the services they are providing. The Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, opened a new youth diversion project building in Trim last week. The family resource centre is at the centre of that project, even though it is separate. It is involved in everything. Family resource centres are growing, so I ask the Minister to please continue her support for them.
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