Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money and budgeting advice) and advocacy on a wide range of public and social services.  It provides some services directly to the public and directly funds and supports an extensive range of services through its delivery partners including the Citizens Information Services (CIS’s), the Citizens Information Phone Service (CIPS), the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS), the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NAS), and the Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS).

CIB is allocated an annual budget from which it funds all of its services.  The budget allocation for CIB for 2023 will form part of the annual estimates process.  However, I can inform the Deputy that, in 2022, CIB’s overall budget allocation is €60.258million.  A 5% increase on this would equate to an approximate increase of just over €3 million.