Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing an additional guidance counsellor position for schools with over 500 pupils. [4727/20]

Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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In the current school year there are 720 posts allocated in respect of Guidance Provision. The Guidance allocation is shown separately and transparently on the schools' staffing schedules. These posts have been ring-fenced so they can only be used for guidance activities and to meet the guidance needs of the school.

The average cost of employing a post primary teacher is € 48,235.

The provision of an additional guidance counsellor to schools with over 500 pupils would result in an additional 360 posts at an estimated annual cost of €17.3m.