Written answers

Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Department of Education and Skills

National Educational Psychological Service

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the child of a person in Meath (details supplied) will get an appointment for a NEPS assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49463/23]

Photo of Norma FoleyNorma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary and special schools.

The NEPS service provides access for all schools to:

  • Psychological support in the event of a Critical Incident
  • A Casework Service for individual children where there is a need for intensive consultation and assessment via a NEPS psychologist or through the Scheme for the Commissioning of Psychological Assessments (SCPA).
  • A school staff Support and Development Service, to build school capability to provide a comprehensive continuum of support in schools and
  • Ongoing access to advice and support for schools.
All requests for the involvement of a NEPS psychologist must come through the school principal. Therefore, parents should be advised to discuss any concerns they may have with the school principal.

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