Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept the urgency of the issue. Again, I thank Senator Power for bringing the matter to my attention in the Seanad this evening. She referred specifically to the matter of direct funding. The company has been in discussion with the Child and Family Agency, which is one of several State agencies that provides funding to the centre. The agency has already provided a level of short-term relief by way of a prepayment of cash for June. It has not been possible for the agency to provide direct funding. I have no wish to pre-empt what might happen at the meetings. There is a meeting tomorrow. I hope a resolution can be found by having all the stakeholders and parties involved. I undertake to liaise with Senator Power in the hope that we can find a satisfactory solution to this urgent and important issue.