Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pay claim submission for its staff, and a request for extra staff for 2024, has been received by her Department from the Citizens Information Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42978/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body under the aegis of my Department, with responsibility for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money and budgeting advice) and advocacy on a wide range of public and social services.

CIB provides some services directly to the public, and funds and supports a number of Service Delivery Companies to provide services on its behalf.

My Department allocates annual Exchequer funding to CIB to deliver its services. This funding, and any additional requests from CIB, are considered and reviewed annually by my Department, and wider Government, as part of the overall Government Estimates process.

As part of the Government's Estimates process for 2024, I can confirm that CIB has submitted a request for additional resources to cover a wide range of issues, including pay and additional staff. These will be considered in the context of the overall Government's Estimates process.