Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Review of Barnahus Model for Young People who have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse: Discussion

Photo of Simon CoveneySimon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I will not come in again Chair but from the political system's perspective, if it is hoped to have a centre open in Cork and to have a footprint in Dublin by the end of the year, clarity around budgets is really important. What makes it difficult, of course, is that there are three different Departments and multiple agencies all pulling out of different Estimates and different pots. There are lots of people here who want to help the witnesses get this done. I think clarification on budgets would be helpful if they could send something to the committee about that in writing. It would be useful for us.