Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)

Deputies did not refer to the schemes which have been retained. They all lobbied strongly in recent weeks and months to save family resource centres. I compliment the Minister and Minister for Finance on retaining these valuable centres in every town and village. Deputy Tom Hayes and I have three such centres in our constituency of Tipperary South. They are run by participants in community employment schemes. We must also be mindful of the members of the voluntary boards. These enablers, as I call them, run resource centres and often suffer sleepless needs worrying about legislative requirements in the areas of child care, employment and so forth. The Government has protected this group.

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