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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 31 Mar 1998

Vol. 489 No. 3

Written Answers. - Educational Psychologists.

Liz McManus

Question:

280 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will appoint one of the new 15 educational psychologists to the St. Nicholas of Myra national school, Dunlavin, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7982/98]

The 15 psychologists appointed recently to improve psychological services to primary schools will take up duty over the next few months. This current expansion of my Department's psychological service will almost double the number of primary schools having access to the help of an educational psychologist.

The allocation of schools to the new psychologists has not yet been finalised. However, the selection of the schools who will benefit from this expanded psychological service is being carefully considered by officials of my Department, including the primary inspectorate, who are in contact with schools on a daily basis and are, therefore, aware of the needs of individual schools.

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