The government has been warned there's a crisis in foster care coming down the tracks.
The Irish Foster Care Association says it's very disappointed there were no measures to help their members in Tuesday's Budget.
Earlier this month, Tusla began a national campaign to recruit more foster carers to meet the growing demand for people to look after children.
CEO of the IFCA, Catherine Bond, says while people may want to help, it's not financially viable to do so.
Only half the population say they would know where to seek support for domestic violence.
"If foster care is not valued by the state or its politicians, then less and less people will come into foster care and into fostering.
"That means that children will go into other alternative types of care, which doesn't always have good outcomes for children."
