David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1487. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding which is available for a Waterford based family resource centre to upgrade and refurbish a recent building acquisition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58207/25]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that neither my Department nor Tusla currently have capital funding to support the building of new or refurbishment or extension of existing Family Resource Centres. Tusla does not have a dedicated budget for capital or building works for third party organisations such as Family Resource Centres.

The Family Resource Centre Programme is a community development programme that is financially supported by many State agencies in a partnership approach. Centres may draw on various sources of funding provided by other Government Departments, agencies and private sources. In relation to any immediate or urgent requirements, I would suggest that the local County or City Council be considered as a starting point in the context of any capital funding requests.