Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)

On promised legislation, section 9(c) of the Education Act 1998 states clearly that one of a school's functions is to ensure students have access to appropriate guidance to assist them in their educational and career choices. Is the Government bringing forward amending legislation to allow for the cuts in guidance counselling which were announced last week? If so, will the Taoiseach consider abandoning this course of action given that all reports find that the scaling back of guidance counselling will be felt most keenly among young students from disadvantaged backgrounds?

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