2590. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the reason the published standards set level 9 as the appropriate psychotherapy entry level (details supplied); the reason her Department has narrowed the scope of counsellors’ practice to mild to moderate issues, reserving moderate to severe and complex distress for psychotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46896/25]

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2590. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the reason the published standards set level 9 as the appropriate psychotherapy entry level (details supplied); the reason her Department has narrowed the scope of counsellors’ practice to mild to moderate issues, reserving moderate to severe and complex distress for psychotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46896/25]

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