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Leaving Cert Home Economics: Community support services

How often Community support services comes up on the Home Economics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 5 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026.

OL Asked on 2 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Community support services, Higher Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Community support services.

(a)Free, confidential service giving advice on debt and budgeting in Ireland?
  1. The CCPC
  2. MABS
  3. Tusla
(b)Where can a person get free information on their rights, entitlements and services?
  1. A credit union branch
  2. A Garda station in the local town
  3. A Citizens Information Centre
(c)State agency responsible for child protection and family support in Ireland?
  1. Tusla
  2. The Department of Education
  3. The HSE
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(a) MABS

(b) A Citizens Information Centre

(c) Tusla

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Community support services.

Higher Level

Asked on 5 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026A12, A14, C4
2025Not asked
2024A10, Q5
2023A10
2022Not asked
2021Not asked
2019Q4
2018Not asked
2017A11
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Community support services questions

Community support services, 2 marks

Main sources of funding for a voluntary organisation?

  1. Income tax and PRSI collected from employers
  2. Fees charged to every family that it helps
  3. Donations, fundraising and some State grants
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Donations, fundraising and some State grants

Voluntary bodies are non-profit. They rely on volunteers and donations, often topped up by State grants for specific services.

Community support services, 2 marks

Body giving free or low-cost legal advice in civil cases to people on low incomes?

  1. The Law Society
  2. The Legal Aid Board
  3. The Courts Service
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The Legal Aid Board

The Legal Aid Board provides civil legal aid, including in family law cases, and runs the Family Mediation Service.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 2 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q4
2024Not asked
2023A10
2022Not asked
2021Not asked
2019Not asked
2018Not asked
2017Not asked
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Community support services questions

Community support services, 2 marks

Which service gives free information on rights and entitlements?

  1. The Workplace Relations Commission
  2. SEAI
  3. Citizens Information
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Citizens Information

Citizens Information Centres and their phone and online services explain social welfare, housing and consumer entitlements.

Community support services, 2 marks

Which State agency is responsible for child protection and family support?

  1. The RTB
  2. Tusla
  3. SUSI
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Tusla

Tusla is the Child and Family Agency. It runs child protection services, family support and fostering.

Community support services, 2 marks

Which service provides public health nursing and home help locally?

  1. The HSE
  2. The local library
  3. An Post
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The HSE

The Health Service Executive delivers community health services, including nursing, home help and community care.

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