Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour)
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103. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Child and Family Agency will publish its 2015 business plan; the reason the 2015 business plan has not been published yet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5075/15]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Section 44 of the Child and Family Agency Act, 2013, provides that the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs shall develop an annual Performance Statement for issue to the Child and Family Agency. The Performance Statement is designed to provide the Agency with specific policy guidance, direction, prioritisation and resource parameters to inform the preparation of its annual Business Plan. The Performance Statement issued to the Agency in December last.

I am advised by Tusla that the Business Plan for 2015 was approved in principle by its Board last week and I expect to receive the Plan very shortly.

The Agency is in receipt of exchequer funding of €643.401 million in 2015, including €12.386 million in capital funding. This compares favourably with the 2014 provision of €609.124 million.