Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Deputy’s genuine commitment to this sector and I have been engaged with many of the bodies over the years on the services they provide. Funding has been significantly increased and in the most recent budget, apart from the additional funding that was provided to Tusla by the Minister following the discussion on the Estimates, further funding of about €650,000 was provided from the dormant accounts programme to family resource centres in 2021. A further €1 million in dormant accounts funding also went to the family resource centres to progress minor maintenance works, the purchase of the central office and so on. The Deputy is talking about salaries and pay and conditions for those who work in the various bodies or for those who work providing services that would receive grants and core funding from Tusla. There are various mechanisms by which these issues are pursued such as the Workplace Relations Commission and so forth.

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