Written answers

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Department of Education and Skills

Psychological Services

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current staffing details of the National Educational Psychological Service including the numbers of psychologists at each grade in each business area of the country. [43292/12]

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service who retired in each of the past five years. [43293/12]

Photo of Jonathan O'BrienJonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service recruited in each of the past five years. [43294/12]

Photo of Ruairi QuinnRuairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 to 242, inclusive, together.

I provide for the information of the Deputy detail in relation to the current educational psychologist staffing level within my Department's National Education Psychological Service by grade and region.

Additionally I provide detail of Recruitment and Retirements from the NEPs service in the past five years.

NEPS Psychologist Staff October 2012

(Whole-time Equivalent count in brackets)

Head Office DES Dublin
Regional Director
1 (1)

Dublin Region
Regional Director
1 (1)
Senior Psychologist
4 (3.8)
Educational Psychologist
19 (18)

Dublin / Mid-Leinster Region
Regional Director
0
Senior Psychologist
10 (9.53)
Educational Psychologist
19 (17.2)

South-Western Region
Regional Director
1 (1)
Senior Psychologist
2 (2)
Educational Psychologist
18 (17.2)

North-Eastern Region
Regional Director
1 (1)
Senior Psychologist
3 (3)
Educational Psychologist
13 (12.6)

North-Western Region
Regional Director
1 (1)
Senior Psychologist
4 (3.8)
Educational Psychologist
13 (12.2)

South - Eastern Region
Regional Director
1 (1)
Senior Psychologist
3(2.53)
Educational Psychologist
16 (15.33)

Mid-Munster Region
Regional Director
1 (1)
Senior Psychologist
4 (3.4)
Educational Psychologist
17 (15.8)

Western Region
Regional Director
1 (1)
Senior Psychologist
5 (5)
Educational Psychologist
10 (10)

NEPS Psychologist Staff Recruited / Retired & Resigned 2008-12

2008

Grade
Recruited
Retired
Resignations
Regional Director
-
2
-
Senior Psychologist
-
1
-
Educational Psychologist
30
4
2

2009

Grade
Recruited
Retired
Resignations
Director
-
1
-
Regional Director
-
2
-
Senior Psychologist
-
5
-
Educational Psychologist
9
1
2

2010

Grade
Recruited
Retired
Resignations
Senior Psychologist
-
3
-
Educational  Psychologist
17
1
1

2011

Grade
Recruited
Retired
Resignations
Senior Psychologist
-
1
-
Educational Psychologist
14
3
1

2012

Grade
Recruited
Retired
Resignations
Regional Director
-
1
-
Senior Psychologist
-
2
-
Educational Psychologist
2
3
1

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