Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that the Minister has said she will try to change this situation. I would also like to see guidance counsellors broaden their horizons to look at other skills outside their field, such as skills involving their hands, to ensure there are other opportunities for them. We are possibly coming to the stage where we will run short of certain skills in this country in the coming years and we need to look at things in a broader context.

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