Barry Heneghan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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543. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the locations within Dublin 5, 13 and 17 where young parent support programmes are located, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53844/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Tusla has shared the following response with my office:

• With co financing from the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), the Department through its National Model of Parenting Support Services, in partnership with Tusla and Treoir, has worked to transition and expand the Teen Parent Support Programme (TPSP), into the Young Parent Support Programme (YPSP).
• Through this expansion, the 11 existing TPSP sites have received additional funding to either increase the age range from 18-24 years of age and/or expand the catchment reach of their programme.
• Through this funding six new YPSP sites have been established.
• The selection of the new sites followed detailed analysis of the births to young parents under 24, in conjunction with the availability of other parenting supports in those areas.