Noel McCarthy (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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145. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the measures being taken by her Department to encourage and support the opening of family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20990/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that in the coming days Tusla, the Child and Family Agency will announce the opening of the application process for groups/organisations that wish to join the Family Resource Centre Programme. Membership of the Programme will increase from 121 members to 126 members in 2025, in line with a Government commitment to expand the Programme. I very much welcome this development.

The application process will be managed by Tusla, and I extend my best wishes to all the groups/organisations that express an interest in becoming members of the Family Resource Centre Programme.