Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she has requested that the National Educational Psychological Service not deal with a query from a member of the Houses of the Oireachtas directly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19833/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The normal practice in relation to answering queries from members of the Oireachtas is that such queries are processed and replies coordinated through my Office or that of the Minister of State. The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) is part of my Department and consequently the same arrangement applies to queries from members of the Oireachtas relating to NEPS. Where enquiries to NEPS refer to media reports, such enquiries are referred to my Department's Communications Unit in the first instance.