Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the current arrangements regarding the area of psychologists' requirement to register with a regulatory board, if there is planned legislation in this area; if so, when she expects this to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17436/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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I can inform the Deputy that psychologists employed by my Department in the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) have been recruited on the basis that they hold the relevant qualification as educational psychologists, currently demanded at masters level. NEPS psychologists undergo CPD (Continual Professional Development) to ensure that their competency in the field is maintained. NEPS psychologists are actively encouraged to register with appropriate professional bodies such as the Psychological Society of Ireland.

The deputy will be aware that CORU was established under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended) to regulate 12 specified professions including psychology. It has already established registers in respect of 5 of these and intends to complete statutory registration for the remaining professions between 2015 and 2017. I hope this is of assistance to the Deputy in the matter.