Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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1681. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the allocation to family resource centres over each of the past ten years. [38401/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Acting as a focal point within their communities, Family Resource Centres provide a holistic service of child, family and community support and advocacy to all children and families in their communities.

Tusla, the Child and Family Agency provides funding to over 100 Family Resource Centres. The 2017 allocation by Tusla to Family Resource Centres is €13.512m.

It should be noted that prior to 2014, funding was provided to the Family Resource Centres by the former Family Support Agency, which was incorporated into Tusla in 2014.

The table below sets out the level of funding provided to Family Resource Centres in the period 2008 - 2017.

Family Support Agency/ Tusla Funding to Family Resource Centres 2008-2017

Source: Family Support Agency (2006 – 2013) / Child and Family Agency (2014 – 2017)

In 2016, additional once off funding of €1.422m was provided to Family Resource Centres to assist in the upgrade of equipment and infrastructure.