Several schools in Dublin, Cork and Carlow will be assigned new in-house education and mental health teams in the coming months, the Irish Mirror understands.
Education Minister Norma Foley is expected to launch the second phase of a new pilot scheme this week that will see counselling services rolled out in primary schools.
Last month Minister Foley announced the first phase of this new initiative that will see one-to-one counselling provision rolled out to support primary schools in Cavan, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Mayo, Monaghan and Tipperary.
