Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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1502. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding provided to each family resource centre in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1185/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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There are 109 Family Resource Centres currently in receipt of funding from Tusla, the Child and Family Agency.  Tusla provides funding to the centres under an annual agreement. This funding is provided by way of a contribution towards the running costs of the centres. The financial allocation to support this programme amounted to €13.51m in 2017.

I was also pleased to announce recently that additional funding of €3.0m is being allocated to the programme in 2018, increasing the base budget to approximately €16.5m. This will support the inclusion of 11 new centres to the programme, as well as allowing for an increase in allocation to the existing 109 centres of up to €10,000 each.

I understand that the Deputy is seeking information relating to the individual allocation provided to each Family Resource Centre in 2017. I have asked Tusla to supply such information to my Department, and will forward the information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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1503. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of family resource centres that were operational in each year since 2007. [1186/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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Tusla, the Child and Family Agency has advised that there are currently 109 Family Resource Centres that are fully operational.

The following table presents the number of Family Resource Centres that were operational between the years 2007 and 2017.

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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1504. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of funding that has been provided to the family resource centre network in each year since 2007. [1187/18]

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 following table sets out the level of allocated funding provided to Family Resource Centres in the period 2007 - 2017. 

Family Support Agency/Tusla Funding to Family Resource Centres 2007-2017

In 2016 and 2017, additional once-off funding was provided by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to Family Resource Centres to assist in the upgrade of equipment and infrastructure. The administration of this funding was carried out by Tusla.

In 2016, this additional funding came to a total of €1.42m. In 2017, additional once-off funding to Family Resource Centres for this purpose came to a total of €2.12m.