Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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The problem with the Cork Life Centre is that the centre is under the education and training board, ETB. It is not getting funding and may very well close. We have 50 children. It now technically comes under the Department in the sense that we have vulnerable young people who are going to be out there without any support mechanisms and we are getting less than €200,000 per annum. Each child in Oberstown costs more than €500,000 per annum whereas we are supporting 50 children for €200,000. With another bit of money, we could keep going.