Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to acknowledge the important work that CARI does. The Deputy has raised specifically the issue around funding. In August of this year, the board of CARI communicated to Tusla its financial deficit on service delivery and that without additional support of €243,000 required until the end of the year, it was its intention to cease operating and to close the CARI service. On 6 September, the Tusla commissioning team met with CARI senior management with regard to funding. CARI outlined some of the causes for financial difficulty, and its CEO accepted that its current financial operating model is not sustainable. A decision was made by the Tusla CEO to allocate an additional €200,000 in once-off funding to alleviate current financial difficulties for 2023, based on a proviso that CARI stays within its allocated budget for 2024. We will come back to the Deputy further on the specific latest issue that he has raised.

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