Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the importance of groups like this one. It is important that the organisation in question engages with the regional task force, which can provide technical assistance to prepare its business case for funding.

It is important to note the other sources of support. Merchants Quay Ireland, MQI, is in receipt of funding of €109,000 in 2023 to provide family support services. MQI family support services in Louth and Meath have met with many community, voluntary and statutory services, including the Family Addiction Support Network, Tusla, the probation and welfare service and the Garda. MQI advised the Family Addiction Support Network that it is happy to take any referrals for family support from across the Louth and Meath area. Currently, there are no waiting lists for families who wish to engage with MQI family support services. That provision is there. As I said, however, my fundamental response to the Deputy is that the organisation in question should engage with the regional task force in regard to the provision of multi-annual core funding.

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