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

This question is to ask the Minister whether she has plans to provide schools with ring-fenced resource hours for the employment of those holding a recognised qualification in guidance counselling, in order to enable all schools to provide every student with appropriate guidance, as is their obligation under section 9C of the Education Act 1998.

In the budget two years ago, this allocation for guidance hours was entirely removed, although the obligation for schools to continue to provide the service remains. It is high time that this decision was reversed and I ask the Minister to detail her plans, if any, in this regard.

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