Written answers
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
Department of Education and Skills
National Educational Psychological Service Staff
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
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)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source
The detailed information the Deputy requires is contained in the tables.
Number of Educational Psychologists employed in NEPS
Year | No. | W.T.E |
---|---|---|
2006 | 124 | 117.8 |
2007 | 134 | 126.7 |
2008 | 155 | 148.5 |
2009 | 153 | 146.9 |
2010 | 165 | 158.9 |
2011 | 173 | 166.0 |
2012 | 167 | 158.8 |
2013 | 171 | 162.8 |
2014 | 177 | 168.1 |
2015 | 177 | 166.9* |
* 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
Year | Primary Schools | Psychologists |
---|---|---|
2006 | 13 | 40:1 |
2007 | 14 | 11:1 |
2008 | 16 | 48:1 |
2009 | 16 | 79:1 |
2010 | 16 | 72:1 |
2011 | 17 | 09:1 |
2012 | 17 | 03:1 |
2013 | 19 | 59:1 |
2014 | 18 | 98:1 |
2015 | 19 | 11:1 |
Ratio of Post Primary Schools to Psychologists 2006-2015
Year | Post Primary Schools | Psychologists |
---|---|---|
2006 | 4 | 71:1 |
2007 | 4 | 70:1 |
2008 | 5 | 15:1 |
2009 | 4 | 43:1 |
2010 | 4 | 55:1 |
2011 | 4 | 11:1 |
2012 | 3 | 86:1 |
2013 | 4 | 26:1 |
2014 | 4 | 13:1 |
2015 | 4 | 16:1 |
Annual Cost of NEPS Service 2006-2015
Year | Cost | € |
---|---|---|
2006 | 14 | 728.785 |
2007 | 15 | 585.584 |
2008 | 17 | 137.363 |
2009 | 18 | 853.310 |
2010 | 16 | 656.508 |
2011 | 17 | 762.579 |
2012 | 17 | 261.192 |
2013 | 17 | 436.752 |
2014 | 17 | 036.733 |
2010* | - | - |
No comments