Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 October 2012
240. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the current staffing details of the National Educational Psychological Service including the numbers of psychologists at each grade in each business area of the country. [43292/12]
View answer241. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service who retired in each of the past five years. [43293/12]
View answer242. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service recruited in each of the past five years. [43294/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 240 to 242, inclusive, together.
I provide for the information of the Deputy detail in relation to the current educational psychologist staffing level within my Department's National Education Psychological Service by grade and region.
Additionally I provide detail of Recruitment and Retirements from the NEPs service in the past five years.
NEPS Psychologist Staff October 2012
(Whole-time Equivalent count in brackets)
|
Head Office DES Dublin |
|
|
Regional Director |
1 (1) |
|
Dublin Region |
|
|
Regional Director |
1 (1) |
|
Senior Psychologist |
4 (3.8) |
|
Educational Psychologist |
19 (18) |
|
Dublin/Mid-Leinster Region |
|
|
Regional Director |
0 |
|
Senior Psychologist |
10 (9.53) |
|
Educational Psychologist |
19 (17.2) |
|
South-Western Region |
|
|
Regional Director |
1 (1) |
|
Senior Psychologist |
2 (2) |
|
Educational Psychologist |
18 (17.2) |
|
North-Eastern Region |
|
|
Regional Director |
1 (1) |
|
Senior Psychologist |
3 (3) |
|
Educational Psychologist |
13 (12.6) |
|
North-Western Region |
|
|
Regional Director |
1 (1) |
|
Senior Psychologist |
4 (3.8) |
|
Educational Psychologist |
13 (12.2) |
|
South - Eastern Region |
|
|
Regional Director |
1 (1) |
|
Senior Psychologist |
3(2.53) |
|
Educational Psychologist |
16 (15.33) |
|
Mid-Munster Region |
|
|
Regional Director |
1 (1) |
|
Senior Psychologist |
4 (3.4) |
|
Educational Psychologist |
17 (15.8) |
|
Western Region |
|
|
Regional Director |
1 (1) |
|
Senior Psychologist |
5 (5) |
|
Educational Psychologist |
10 (10) |
NEPS Psychologist Staff Recruited/Retired & Resigned 2008-12
2008
|
Grade |
Recruited |
Retired |
Resignations |
|
Regional Director |
- |
2 |
- |
|
Senior Psychologist |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Educational Psychologist |
30 |
4 |
2 |
2009
|
Grade |
Recruited |
Retired |
Resignations |
|
Director |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Regional Director |
- |
2 |
- |
|
Senior Psychologist |
- |
5 |
- |
|
Educational Psychologist |
9 |
1 |
2 |
2010
|
Grade |
Recruited |
Retired |
Resignations |
|
Senior Psychologist |
- |
3 |
- |
|
Educational Psychologist |
17 |
1 |
1 |
2011
|
Grade |
Recruited |
Retired |
Resignations |
|
Senior Psychologist |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Educational Psychologist |
14 |
3 |
1 |
2012
|
Grade |
Recruited |
Retired |
Resignations |
|
Regional Director |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Senior Psychologist |
- |
2 |
- |
|
Educational Psychologist |
2 |
3 |
1 |
