John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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591. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of funding provided to the CIB in 2017 and 2018 to fund MABS and CIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5713/18]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is a statutory body established by the Oireachtas. In addition to its own statutory responsibilities in relation to information and advocacy service provision, it has statutory responsibility for the countrywide networks of Citizens Information Services (CIS) and the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS).

It delivers on its remit to provide services to the public by supporting a network of delivery partners, which includes local Citizens Information Services (CIS) and local Money Advice and Budgeting Services (MABS).

In 2017 CIB was allocated State funding of €54 million to fund its activities and that of its service delivery partners. Of this, €24.6m was allocated to MABS (including €15.4 million to the local MABS services, €0.3m to National Traveller MABS, €2.0m to MABS National Development Ltd., €3.5m for the Abhaile suite of services provided for borrowers in home mortgage arrears, €3.3m for the Dedicated Mortgage Arrears service, and the remaining €0.1m to MABS central supports).

An allocation of €15m was made to the Citizens Information Services (CIS) network which included €13.1m allocated to local services, €1.2m allocated to the Citizens Information Phone Service and € 0.7m allocated to CIS central supports.

In 2018 CIB has been allocated €57.4 million. Of this, €23.8m is allocated to MABS (including €15.5 million to local MABS services, €0.3m to National Traveller MABS, €2.3m to MABS National Development Ltd., €3.5m for the Abhaile suite of services for borrowers in home mortgage arrears, €2.0 m for Dedicated Mortgage Arrears service and the remaining €0.2m to MABS central supports).

An allocation of €15.7m was made to the Citizens Information Services (CIS) network which includes €13.3m allocated to local services, €1.3m is allocated to the Citizens Information Phone Service, and €1.1m allocated to CIS central supports.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.