To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the number of rural post-primary schools which currently have access to a funded, school-based counselling service; and (ii) any plans there are to extend this provision.

The HOPE post-primary counselling and therapy service is available to all mainstream post-primary schools, EOTAS provisions and special schools that have post-primary aged pupils. Further information can be found on the Education Authority website (https://www.eani.org.uk/services/pupil-health-and-wellbeing/school-counselling-and-therapy-hope-service).