The Government has allocated €300,000 for a new residential home for children so that siblings who need to be put in care are not separated between homes for boys and those for girls, the Finance Minister said this evening.

Delivering the Budget speech, Tonio Fenech said the Government will also allocate €400,000 on a therapeutic facility.

There will also be assistance for young people who leave care homes. Such assistance may include temporary housing and funding.

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