Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No doubt the Minister is aware that the reason we are counting from two years ago is that in the budget, and starting the academic year 2012-2013, the Minister removed what had previously been an ex-quota allocation, which provided that at secondary level there was specific allocation for guidance counselling teachers and hours of which students could avail. This was removed and schools were left to fend for themselves and to find resources from within their existing budgets.

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