The Family Support Agency (FSA) was set up in 2003 to provide support for families. It is a statutory agency under the aegis of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and funds a programme of 106 Family Resource Centres (FRCs) throughout Ireland. It also funds voluntary organisations to provide counselling services for adults, parents, children and couples. It provides information to the general public, supports research on families, and offers advice on family-related matters to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. From 2013, the FSA will be merged with the Child and Family Support Agency and the FRC programme will be part of the new agency’s direct or core services.