Family Resource Centres
An official questions-paper heading. 95 questions (2 oral, 93 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-07.
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| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | Family Resource Centres |
| 2025-12-18 | Family Resource Centres |
| 2025-11-27 | Family Resource Centres |
| 2025-11-12 | Family Resource Centres |
| 2025-05-07 | Family Resource Centres |
| 2025-03-04 | Family Resource Centres |
The questions
Emer Currie
written
2025-11-04 · to Rural
2185. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available in his Department to family resource centres for capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59323/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-10-16 · to Children
322. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that will go specifically towards family resource centres; the rationale for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56127/25]
Eamon Scanlon
written
2025-10-14 · to Children
783. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding opportunities available under her Department's remit to secure permanent funding for a play therapist at a family resource centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55107/25]
Carol Nolan
written
2025-10-07 · to Children
541. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports she is providing for family resource centres; if she will commit to delivering requests from the Family Resource Centre Forum which is calling for Budget 2026 to include €240,000 core funding for each of the 121 family resource centres, joint TUSLA-HSE investment in counselling services, dedicated capital…
Brian Stanley
written
2025-10-01 · to Children
160. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will make provision in the forthcoming Budget to allow for an increase in core funding of the Family Resource Centres of €80,000 additional funding per centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52260/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-09-30 · to Children
781. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review an application under the family resource centre programme (details supplied); if she will outline the reasons this application was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51617/25]
Noel McCarthy
written
2025-09-23 · to Children
14. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the work of her Department to support the opening of new family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50188/25]
Willie O'Dea
written
2025-09-23 · to Children
17. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for crèches operating in family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49989/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl
written
2025-09-23 · to Children
51. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for family resource centres. [49984/25]
Mark Wall
written
2025-09-23 · to Children
62. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the lack of a family resource centre in north west Kildare, in particular the Allenwood area; and if she would consider funding the development of a resource centre in the area. [50025/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-09-23 · to Children
81. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to increase the core funding for family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50209/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-09-23 · to Children
86. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of family resource centres that applied to come in under the national forum that were not successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49909/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-09-17 · to Children
1014. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will list the new family resource centres provided since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47867/25]
Barry Ward
written
2025-09-17 · to Children
1022. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of senior management in a resource centre (details supplied) related to the shortfall in core funding for their services; the steps she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47955/25]
Pat Buckley
written
2025-09-08 · to Children
1915. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to award funding to family resource centres to allow them to expand their counselling and wraparound supports, through shared funding and implementation of the Roadmap for Therapeutic Governance. [45197/25]
Pat Buckley
written
2025-09-08 · to Children
1916. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to develop and introduce a dedicated capital funding stream for family resource centres. [45198/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-09-08 · to Children
1976. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will support the establishment referred to therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46176/25]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-07-29 · to Children
2291. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of an application (details supplied) for a community centre to join the family resource centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41181/25]
Niamh Smyth
written
2025-07-29 · to Children
2300. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review correspondence (details supplied); to outline the supports available on rents for a family resource centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41307/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-07-29 · to Children
2396. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering the creation of a capital funding stream to support the building of new or refurbishment or extension of existing family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42376/25]
Brendan Smith
written
2025-07-17 · to Children
492. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40425/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-07-02 · to Children
222. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an application for family resource centre status for an organisation in County Kerry will be expedited (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36605/25]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-06-24 · to Children
706. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the new applications for family resource centres be appraised externally or within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33594/25]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2025-06-24 · to Children
707. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe she envisages for the announcement of the five new family resource centres, now that applications have been accepted by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33595/25]
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-06-17 · to Children
85. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to advise on the number of applications received for inclusion in the National Family Resource Centre Forum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32387/25]