Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools in south Tipperary currently serviced by the National Educational Psychological Service; and the number of schools in south Tipperary not currently serviced by NEPS. [33881/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy is aware that all primary and post primary schools have access to psychological services either directly from assigned psychologists based in the National Educational Psychological Service or through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments, details of which are available on my Department's website and which is administered by NEPS. There has been some movement of staff over the summer months in NEPS and seven new psychologists have been appointed to the service. The induction period for the newly appointed psychologists will be completed at the end of this month (October). The school lists nationally will be revised accordingly in early November and the element pertaining to Tipperary will be sent directly to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.