Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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824. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, has informed all community programmes and community groups under its remit of its budget for 2016 and 2017; if she has signed off on this budget to these groups; and the groups whose funding from the agency has been reduced or discontinued for 2016 and 2017, in tabular form. [21149/16]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The information sought by the Deputy in respect of Budget 2016 has been requested from the Child and Family Agency. I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received. As the Deputy will appreciate, no decisions have been made with regard to the level of funding to be made available to my Department, and in turn to Tusla, for 2017.

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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825. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, provided to the Health Service Executive for the provision of child counselling services in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; her plans and proposals for the agency to take over the direct provision of child counselling services; and if she or the agency has examined providing child counselling services via family resource centres. [21150/16]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The information sought by the Deputy has been requested from the Child and Family Agency. I will respond directly to the Deputy when the information is received.