National Educational Psychological Service Data

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Questions (278)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

278. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of recruiting 16 additional psychologists for the National Educational Psychological Service. [24096/19]

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Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

I can inform the Deputy that the direct full-year cost of employing 16 additional psychologists (pay and non-pay) to my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) would be an estimated €1.2m.