Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party)
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615. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of an underpayment of core funding (details supplied); if the shortfall can be made good; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42651/24]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Core Funding is a payment to Partner Services designed to support quality, sustainability, and enhanced public management. To receive Core Funding, Partner Services must uphold their contractual obligations as laid out in a Partner Service Agreement.

Pobal, on behalf of my Department are responsible for the day-to-day management of Core Funding in their role as Scheme Administrator. In addition, Pobal regularly correspond with Partner Services on issues pertaining to payment.

In order to ensure fair and equal treatment of all services, an agreed backdating process is in place. I understand that in the case of the service you refer to, support was offered from Pobal and the service did not ultimately meet the requirements for backdating.

Where a service is experiencing financial difficulty or has concerns about their viability there are special supports are available from my Department which can be accessed through local City/County Childcare Committees (CCCs).

In relation to the query in respect of AIM Plus, I have requested that officials raise this issue with Pobal in order to advise the service how best to record its sessions.

Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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616. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to develop a national pathway and specialist multidisciplinary functional neurological disorder clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42683/24]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.