Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children referred for a NEPS assessment who are currently enrolled in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48235/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children referred for a NEPS assessment who are currently enrolled in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48236/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children referred for a NEPS assessment who are currently enrolled in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48237/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every primary school in the Dublin Fingal west constituency has access to an educational psychologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48238/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every post primary school in the Dublin Fingal west constituency has access to an educational psychologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48239/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children referred for a NEPS assessment who are currently enrolled in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48240/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children have been referred for a NEPS assessment who are currently enrolled in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48241/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children that have been referred for a NEPS assessment who are currently enrolled in primary schools in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48250/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children that have been referred for a NEPS assessment who are currently enrolled in primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48251/25]

Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children that have been referred for a NEPS assessment who are currently enrolled in primary schools in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48252/25]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 510, 511 and 512 together.

I thank the Deputy for his query in relation to my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS). NEPS provides psychological support to all primary, post-primary, and special schools. Currently there are 234 whole time equivalent educational psychologists employed in NEPS which is the highest number employed since the establishment of NEPS.

All schools have access to:

• a NEPS psychologist for general support and advice.
• support from a NEPS psychologist in the event of a Critical Incident.
• National and Regional Support and Development service for school staff, which is advertised through the Education Support Centres of Ireland and covers areas such as trauma informed practice, cluster group support for post-primary special education teachers and special class teachers, training for Student Support Teams and supporting reluctant school attendance/school avoidance behaviour.
• access to either a NEPS psychologist or a SCPA psychologist for individual pupil casework where a priority need is established. SCPA – the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments - is operated through the use of a panel of psychologists who must meet qualification criteria set by the Department. It is an interim measure intended to supplement the NEPS service and meet current urgent needs for psychological assessment of children and young people.