1521. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider granting inclusion for a centre (details supplied) in the Family Resource Centre Programme funding which was announced in Budget 2026 for ten additional family resource centres, in view of the fact there is no family resource centre in the northern side of Cork City; if she is aware that no centre in Cork was include…
Topics / Family Resource Centres
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFamily Resource Centres
99 questions from 45 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 30 September 2026.
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| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 15 |
| December 2025 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
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| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 11 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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1531. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a family resource centre is being considered for a centre (details supplied) in the recent funding announcement of 10 new Family Resource Centres in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58999/25]
1547. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding streams available in her Department to family resource centres for capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59325/25]
1611. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the newly announced family resource centre in Carrickmacross; when this centre will become operational; the number and titles of staff allocated; the services that will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60048/25]
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]
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]
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]
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 funding for infrast…
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]