Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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355. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider the funding application for a centre (details supplied). [44606/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Tusla has advised that there has been no cut in its funding of the Togher Family Centre which receives annual funding from Tusla through the Grants Register mechanism. The core budget funding in 2017 was €144,060, supplemented by an additional amount of €26,000 recently. Tusla considers that the Togher Family Centre provides an excellent service in line with the principles of Tusla’s Partnership, Participation and Family Support Programme and multiple services are provided by the centre. The core budget for 2018 has been increased to €177,000.