Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of National Educational Psychological Service psychologists each year for the past ten years; the ratio of psychologists to groups of schools, broken down by primary and post primary, each year for the past ten years; and the cost annually for the past ten years of the service. [17552/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The detailed information the Deputy requires is contained in the tables.

Number of Educational Psychologists employed in NEPS

* Additionally since the beginning of 2015 five teachers, qualified as educational psychologists, have been seconded to NEPS for the 2014/15 academic year.

Ratio of Primary Schools to Psychologists 2006-2015

Ratio of Post Primary Schools to Psychologists 2006-2015

Annual Cost of NEPS Service 2006-2015