Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I send my condolences to Deputy Smith.

The position in so far as career guidance teachers are concerned is that the Minister for Education and Skills made it clear he wants to devolve responsibility to schools and school principals to get the best opportunity for their staff to teach. Career guidance was always outside of this and it is now the new responsibility of schools to make their choices as to what they want to do. I do not have a date for the introduction of the Bill but it will be next year.

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