Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have no doubt that Tusla will be aware of and listening to the comments that the Deputy is raising, as I am myself, in terms of the ways in which the supports and resources that are being provided to the family resource centres can be used in the most effective manner. The Deputy has suggested that there are certain ways in which additional resources should be targeted in order to increase the efficiency of the family resource centres that work in conjunction with their own communities and, no doubt, with a number of volunteers. As I said earlier, Tusla recognises the benefits that additional funding can bring to family resource centres, as I do myself. It is Tusla's intention to review the funding and resource allocation model as it applies to family resource centres. The review will take account of significant resource pressures experienced by family resource centres up and down the country.

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