Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
304. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of educational psychologists working with National Educational Psychological Service; and the number in place each year since its establishment. [47640/12]
View answerThe table sets out for the Deputy's information a count and a whole-time equivalent when work-sharing is factored in, of the number educational psychologists employed by my Departments NEPS service by year, since its establishment in 1999.
No. of Educational Psychologists employed in NEPS by Year.
|
Year |
No. Psychologists |
Whole-Time Equivalent |
|
1999 |
43 |
43.0 |
|
2000 |
69 |
68.0 |
|
2001 |
84 |
82.5 |
|
2002 |
118 |
116.1 |
|
2003 |
123 |
120.4 |
|
2004 |
127 |
122.9 |
|
2005 |
118 |
114.0 |
|
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 |
I can inform the Deputy that an additional eight new psychologists are currently engaged with the public appointments service with a view to their being recruited to NEPS in the current academic year.
