The minister responsible for Túsla says its decision to cut funding for the Catholic marriage agency Accord has nothing to do with the referendum on same-sex marriage.
James Reilly says Tusla is happy to fund marriage counselling services - but not religious marriage preparation courses.
He was responding to claims in the Dáil from independent TD Mattie McGrath, who believes the funding is linked to the referendum.
Minister Reilly says Tusla is simply treating Accord the same as it treats every other outside agency:
Independent TD Mattie McGrath says he can't accept that the cut to Accord's funding is unrelated to the referendum.
He says those agencies would find it even harder to get state funding if the referendum is carried.
