Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I heard all that the Minister has said but, every year over the past number of years, and particularly since 2011, there has been a budgetary cut of 5% and this has had an impact on family resource centres. Last year a family resource centre in Duagh in County Kerry got €108 from Tusla. I could not believe it when I read it. That is one of those in the statistics; that is one of our 108 family resource centres. It received €108. It does not have a family resource worker, although it is looking for one. It is running a service. This does not form part of the question, but I am trying to give the Minister a broad idea of the spectrum of requirements of rural areas. That is an example of rural isolation: a family resource centre receives €108 from Tusla. I do not think it is in this day and age quite adequate by any manner or means.

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