Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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757. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the future allocation from Tusla to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54486/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. Tusla administers the Family Resource Centre (FRC) Programme which provides funding support to 121 FRCs across the country. I have therefore referred the matter to Tusla, and asked that a direct response be provided to the Deputy.

I would like to thank the Deputy for meeting with me recently on the issue of Family Resource Centre resources in Co. Mayo and for his continued engagement on this important issue. In a subsequent meeting with the Tusla CEO, I raised the issue of potential alternative supports for areas that do not currently have a Family Resource Centre, including the Erris region in County Mayo. I understand that the CEO of Tusla has also recently met with the Erris Family Resource Centre Steering Committee.

In budget 2023 I secured an additional €37 million in funding for Tusla. The net funding available to Tusla is determined annually as part of the estimates process and notified to the agency through my annual Performance Statement. In response to the Performance Statement, Tusla will prepare a Business Plan for 2023 and as always the provision of family support services will be a focus of Tusla's activity.