Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

Question 4: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that following his decision to allow schools to manage guidance provision within their standard allocation that schools are now faced with the situation whereby they either cut career guidance and counselling services or introduce reduced subject choice; if he will confirm if schools are still required to provide an appropriate level of guidance provision; if he will outline what he deems appropriate guidance to be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3110/12]

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