Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Recently, in accordance with the confidence and supply agreement, there was a circular issued to schools in regard to guidance counselling. There has been a lot of worry in schools that this circular did not ring-fence guidance counselling. The Taoiseach provided a note to my leader, Deputy Micheál Martin, which made clear that the guidance provision was ex quota but that has not been made clear to schools, and schools are now going ahead on the basis that it is not ex quota. I suggest that the note the Taoiseach gave to Deputy Micheál Martin be issued immediately to all the schools in the country to which it is relevant.

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