Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour)
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539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to implement the recommendations of the 2019 report on career guidance that was commissioned by his Department and produced by a company (details supplied). [21181/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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On foot of the publication of the Review of Career Guidance, a Taskforce comprised of senior officials within the then Department of Education and Skills was established to oversee the implementation of the recommendations of the review. The Taskforce has met six times and progressed valuable work which began with a detailed consideration of what is understood by Guidance in Ireland and the wider post-primary holistic model that encompasses not just career guidance but education and social personal guidance too. Further work has started to consider how to manage Guidance issues within my Department, the need for a cohesive guidance policy framework, the potential value of a Guidance curriculum and how the work of guidance counsellors can best be supported my Department.

Following the establishment of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS),  the recommendations of the Indecon review now span two Departments, the Department of Education and DFHERIS. 

Each of the two Departments has primary responsibility for specific recommendations of the Indecon report that are relevant to their respective mandates.  Both Departments are continuing  to closely collaborate in order to ensure a fully joined-up approach to  implementation of the report, which will be rooted in a recognition of the continuum of lifelong guidance.  Officials of my Department are working closely with officials of DFHERIS in order to ensure continued progression of the recommendations of the review.