Written answers

Tuesday, 27 November 2007

Department of Education and Science

Psychological Service

8:00 pm

Photo of Brian HayesBrian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of private psychological assessments that have been sanctioned by the National Educational Psychological Service since it was established in 1999; the number of requests that have come from schools which were not served directly by the NEPS service in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30777/07]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I set out below for the Deputy's information a count by academic year of the number of assessments by private psychologists requested by schools and the number of assessments sanctioned for payment by my Department's NEPS service under the Scheme for Commissioning of Psychological Assessments (SCPA).

Scheme for the Commissioning of Psychological Assessments
Academic YearNo. Assessments RequestedNo. Assessments Approved
2001/023,1202,973
2002/034,5964,447
2003/043,5993,509
2004/053,5763,475
2005/064,1544,068
2006/074,5194,426
2007/08 (to date)929914
Total24,49323,812

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