Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2017
336. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists in each National Educational Psychological Service office in tabular form; the total number of schools the office covers; the vacancies in each office; the administrative support in each office; the area covered by each office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13588/17]
View answerMy Department’s National Educational Psychological Service is based on a regional structure with eight divisions and 23 offices servicing primary and post-primary in their respective hinterlands. While each office generally services schools within a given county or counties the process is not a rigid one and allows for flexibility in responding to local geography and staff availability between offices as appropriate.
I include for the Deputy’s information a list of these offices, their staffing levels, including current vacancies and the count of schools that fall into each of their catchment areas.
The Deputy will be aware that following completion of a recent national recruitment competition the Public Appointments Service (PAS) has developed regional panels from which the 11 vacancies currently existing in NEPS psychologist staffing numbers will be filled. This process is currently ongoing and it is envisaged that it will be completed before the end of the academic year.
Furthermore under the Programme for Government NEPS psychologist number will be increased by a further ten posts in the current year, these personnel should be in place by the commencement of the 2017/18 academic year.
Detail of NEPS Office Staffing, Vacancies and Counties serviced 2017:
|
NEPS Region |
Office |
No. Sch |
Psych Staff w.t.e |
Vacancies w.t.e. |
Admin w.t.e. |
Counties Covered |
|
Dublin |
Clondalkin |
82 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Lucan |
|
|
Frederick Court |
265 |
17.6 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
Nth City and County Dublin |
|
|
Total |
347 |
23.2 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
||
|
Dublin/Mid Leinster |
Blackrock |
262 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
Sth East Dublin, East Wicklow |
|
Clondalkin |
79 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
Dublin West |
||
|
Naas |
149 |
8.9 |
1.0 |
Kildare, East Wicklow |
||
|
Total |
490 |
24.8 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
||
|
Mid-Munster |
Clonmel |
117 |
3.7 |
Sth. Tipperary, some Cork |
||
|
Cork |
416 |
17.7 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
Cork |
|
|
Total |
533 |
21.4 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
||
|
North-East |
Cavan |
154 |
3.8 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
Cavan, Monaghan |
|
Drogheda |
105 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
Louth, some Meath & Monaghan |
||
|
Navan |
131 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
Meath |
|
|
Total |
390 |
15.4 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
||
|
North-West |
Letterkenny |
198 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
Donegal |
|
|
Mullingar |
152 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
Westmeath, Longford, some Offaly |
||
|
Sligo |
124 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
Sligo, Leitrim |
||
|
Total |
474 |
17.9 |
3.0 |
|||
|
South-East |
Kilkenny |
168 |
6.5 |
Carlow, Kilkenny |
||
|
Portlaoise |
120 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
Laois, Offaly |
||
|
Waterford |
93 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
Waterford |
||
|
Wexford |
123 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Wexford |
|
|
Total |
504 |
19.9 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
||
|
South-West |
Ennis |
133 |
4.6 |
Clare |
||
|
Limerick |
245 |
9.4 |
1.0 |
Limerick, Tipperary Nth. |
||
|
Tralee |
165 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
Kerry, some Limerick |
||
|
Total |
543 |
20.0 |
2.0 |
|||
|
West |
Castlebar |
188 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
Mayo |
|
Galway |
275 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Galway |
|
|
Roscommon |
103 |
3.0 |
Roscommon, some Galway |
|||
|
Total |
566 |
16.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
||
|
NEPS Head Office |
Marlborough St. |
2.0 |
8.6 |
|||
|
Grand Total |
161.2 |
11.0 |
27.6 |
|||
Note: The Clonmel, Kilkenny, Portlaoise and Roscommon receive administrative back-up from the main offices in their respective Regions
