Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the Minister for her statement, which was very welcome. I take it that the family resource centres come under programme A. I welcome the increase in funding for additional family resource centres. Last year there were 109 family resource centres and next year that number will increase to 119. That is positive and the family resource centres make a significant contribution. I welcome and acknowledge the work the Minister and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs have put into this.

I understand the ECCE scheme comes under a separate subhead, but that Tusla comes under this programme.

The funding for Tusla has increased last year and this year. I want to drill down into the additional €40 million that has been allocated to Tusla this year. Did Tusla put an emphasis on a particular service where it wanted to spend some of that money in its business plan?