Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
1437. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of guidance counsellors directly employed by each ETB; and the number contracted in each year since 2019, in tabular form. [36334/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe number of guidance counsellors employed by each of the sixteen Education and Training Boards (ETBs) is set out in the table below for the period 2019 to 2022, which are the up-to-date figures available. The figures provided are whole time equivalents and relate to Adult Guidance Counsellors; Adult Guidance Counsellor Coordinators; and Adult Guidance Information Officers.
Table 1 – Total number of Guidance Counsellors employed by year for the period 2019-2022
|
Year |
Guidance Counsellors |
Guidance Coordinators |
Guidance Information Officer |
Total |
|
2019 |
92.07 |
8 |
7.79 |
107.86 |
|
2020 |
91.52 |
10 |
7.79 |
109.31 |
|
2021 |
93.93 |
8 |
8.29 |
110.22 |
|
2022 |
94.83 |
7 |
8.29 |
110.12 |
