National Educational Psychological Service Staff

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Ceisteanna (198)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Ceist:

198. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole time equivalent NEPS positions which will be recruited in County Cork under the recruitment competition put in place by the Public Appointments Service; and the current whole time equivalent NEPS staff complement in County Cork. [6997/17]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Skills

As the Deputy may be aware my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides an educational psychological service to schools through the direct assignment of a NEPS psychologist and in some cases through by providing schools access to the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA) where schools can have an assessment carried out by a member of the panel of private psychologists approved by NEPS, and NEPS will pay the psychologist the fees for this assessment directly. SCPA is utilised, in the main, where as yet unfilled vacancies exist in NEPS staffing provision locally or where staffing resource is lost through extended leave (maternity, sick or carer’s leave).

I attach for the Deputy’s information a list of some 93 schools in County Cork who currently derive this service through the abovementioned SCPA scheme rather than through a NEPS psychologist. In the case of these schools, NEPs psychologists may no longer be assigned to those schools as a result of retirement, resignation or transfer to another NEPs region.

Cork is part of the NEPS Mid-Munster Region comprising two offices (Cork and Clonmel) providing service to schools in Cork City & County and South Tipperary. The Cork office providing service in the main to Cork City and County schools has a staffing complement of 21 psychologists (18.9 whole-time equivalents). Currently three vacancies exist in this office.

A new national recruitment competition was put in place last Autumn by PAS to fill all vacancies within all NEPS Regions. The resulting interview process associated with this competition was recently completed and recruitment panels for each NEPS region, including Cork, will now be formed. PAS will finalise the processing of the candidates, including Garda vetting, and propose each candidate in series to my Department Human Resources Section for contract negotiations and formal job offer.

Currently in relation to the Cork Office it is planned that one vacancy, and recruited from the end of the old panel, will be filled shortly. Another will be filled through a transfer of a psychologist from another NEPS Region upon completion of her maternity leave. The third vacancy will be filled from the new panel described above. It is envisaged that all three should be in place by the end of the current academic year.

However it is important to point out that in cases where NEPS service is not available through staffing vacancy or temporary absence of staff, as described above, the schools affected continue to have access to a psychologist through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments to undertake pupil assessment work.

I would also confirm that all schools continue to be able to access full NEP supports in the event of a critical incident irrespective of their having ongoing access to an assigned NEPS psychologist or not.

List of Cork City and County Schools who do not currently have access to a NEPS Psychologist to undertake pupils assessment but who have instead access to the SCPA Scheme for this purpose.

10/02/2017

Roll No.	TYPE	Region	County	School	Address 1	Address 2	Address 3	Address 4
12263B	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	GOGGINSHILL N S	BALLINHASSIG	CO CORK
12473M	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	GREENMOUNT MONASTERY NS	SCOIL MUIRE NA NGRAS	GREENMOUNT	CO CORK
13980L	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N B TOGHER CORK	TOGHER	CORK
14433K	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	ABBEYSTREWRY N S	SKIBBEREEN	CO CORK
16746S	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	BALLYGARVAN N S	BALLYGARVAN	CO CORK
17323S	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	MONKSTOWN N S	MONKSTOWN	CO CORK
20088F	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	SCOIL MHUIRE N.S.,	SCHULL	CO CORK
20105C	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	STAR OF THE SEA PRIMARY SCHOOL	PASSAGE WEST	CO CORK
20335T	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Scoil Phadraig Naofa	Foxwood	Rochestown		Co. Cork
62301N	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Colaiste An Phiarsaigh	Gleann Maghair	Corcaigh
71102I	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Schull Community College	Colla Road	Schull	Co Cork
91391H	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	St Peter's Community School	Passage West	Co Cork
02278I	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	MILLSTREET CONVENT N S	MILLSTREET	CO CORK
04578H	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	BALLYVONGANE MIXED N S	AGHINA	CO CORK
05656G	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N AN GHOILIN	SCIOBAIRIN	CO CORK
08393P	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N RATH DUBH	GRENAGH	CO CORK
11236Q	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	NEWMARKET B N S	NEWMARKET	CO CORK
11931L	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N IOSEPH	DRINAGH	DUNMANWAY	CO CORK
12383L	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	UNION HALL MIXED N S	Union Hall	CO CORK
13976U	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	ST MATTHIAS N S	CHURCH ROAD	BALLYDEHOB	CO CORK
14227H	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	KILCOE NS	SKIBBEREEN	CO CORK
14993C	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N RAE NA NDOIRI	RAE NA NDOIRI	MAIGH CHROMTHA	CO CHORCAI
15140A	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	BALLINGREE MXD N S	MACROOM	CO CORK
15516T	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	CLONPRIEST N S	YOUGHAL	CO CORK
15563F	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	LISHEEN MIXED N S	SKIBBEREEN	CO CORK
15646J	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	COOMHOLA N S	BANTRY	CO CORK
16087E	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	KEALKIL N S	BANTRY	CO CORK
16396R	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	BOHERBUE N S	BOHERBUE	CO CORK
16648S	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	ATH TREASNA G N S	ATH TREASNA	CO CORK
16885J	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	ADRIGOLE N S	ADRIGOLE	BANTRY	CO CORK
16955E	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N NA MONA FLICHE	MACROOM	CO CORK
17079K	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N CARRAIG AN IME	MACROOM	CO CORK
17706L	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N AN MHAOILINN	NEWMARKET	CO CORK
18301N	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N MHUIRE B	MILLSTREET	CO CORK
18388F	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	SCOIL NAOMH MICHEAL	CHURCH ROAD	BLACKROCK	CORK
18422C	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	SCOIL NA NOG	GLEANN MAGHAIR	CO CHORCAI
19307H	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	DERRINAGREE N S	DERRINAGREE	MALLOW	CORK
19525R	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	MHICHIL NAOFA	BALLINAKILLA	BERE ISLAND	BANTRY	CO CORK
19557H	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	CAHERAGH NS	CAHERAGH	CO CORK
19801P	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	DRIMOLEAGUE JUNIOR SCH	DRIMOLEAGUE	CO CORK
20413N	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Douglas Rochestown Educate Together N.S.	c/o Douglas Hall AFC	Moneygourney	County Cork
62330U	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Patrician Academy	Mallow	Co Cork
62350D	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	St Mary's Secondary School	Convent Of Mercy	Mallow	Co Cork
62450H	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	St. Mary's Secondary School	Convent Of Mercy	Charleville	Co Cork
62540I	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Deerpark C.B.S.	St Patrick's Road	Cork
81009B	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Boherbue Comprehensive School	Boherbue	Mallow	Co Cork
91390F	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Millstreet Community School	Millstreet Town	Co Cork
62693K	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Presentation Secondary School	Ballyphehane	Cork
81008W	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Ashton School	Blackrock Road	Cork
91516B	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Skibbereen Community School	Skibbereen	Co Cork
08430S	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	SCOIL NAOMH SEOSAMH	SKIBBEREEN	CO CORK
12203G	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N NAOMH ANTAINE	BALLINLOUGH	CORK
13747F	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	RIVERSTOWN N S	GLANMIRE	CO CORK
13889C	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	SHANBALLY N S	RINN SCIDE	CO CORK
17804L	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N CNOC NA MANACH	MINANE BRIDGE	CORK
18292P	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	GAELSCOIL AN TEAGHLAIGH NAOFA	BAILE FEITHEAN	CO CHORCAI
18566D	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N ATHAIR MAITIU C	AN TOCHAIR	CORCAIGH
18713N	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N FIONAN NA REANNA	NOHOVAL	BELGOOLY	CO CORK
18734V	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	REALT NA MAIDINE	BALLYPHEHANE	CORK
19381T	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	RATHMORE N S	BALTIMORE	SKIBBEREEN	CO CORK
20009G	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	GAELSCOIL DR M UI SHUILLEABHAIN	AN SCIOBAIRIN	CO CHORCAI
20106E	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	SCOIL NIOCLAIS	FRANKFIELD	GRANGE	CORK
20389T	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Scoil Maria Assumpta	Ballyphehane	Cork
20477Q	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	St Patrick's Boys' National School	Skibbereen	Co Cork
68263P	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Carrigaline Educate Together School	Carrigaline	Co. Cork
68264R	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Edmund Rice School College	Carrigaline	Co. Cork
71120K	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Cork College Of Commerce	Morrison's Island	Cork
71122O	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Colaiste Stiofán Naofa	Tramore Road	Cork
76333G	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Carrigtwohill post-primary school	Carrigtwohill	Co. Cork
62260C	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Coláiste Cholmáin	Mainistir Fhearmuí	Co Chorcai
62270F	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Loreto Secondary School	Fermoy	Co Cork
70990M	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Coláiste an Chraoibhin	Duntaheen Road	Fermoy	Co Cork
76064F	Post-primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Glanmire Community College	Glanmire	Co. Cork
01867W	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	CASTLELYONS B N S	FERMOY	CO CORK
04054T	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	BALLINDANGAN MIXED N S	MITCHELSTOWN	CO CORK
10523O	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	FERMOY ADAIR N S	FERMOY	CO CORK
11337W	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	KILMAGNER N S	FERMOY	CO CORK
12382J	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	CURRIGLASS NS	CURRIGLASS	MALLOW	CO CORK
14107U	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	CASTLETOWNROCHE N S	CASTLETOWNROCHE	CO CORK
15594Q	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	GRANGE FERMOY N S	FERMOY	CO CORK
15701O	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	BARTLEMY N S	RATHCORMAC	FERMOY	CO CORK
16271U	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	WATERGRASSHILL N S	WATERGRASSHILL	CO CORK
16683U	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	BISHOP MURPHY MEMORIAL SCHOOL	FERMOY	CO. CORK.
17505B	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N CILL RUADHAIN	GLANMIRE	CO CORK
17528N	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N NAOMH CAITRIONA	CONNAITHE CONNA	CO CORK
17609N	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	RATHCORMAC N S	RATHCORMAC	CO CORK
17868O	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	SCOIL FREASTOGAIL MUIRE	FERMOY	CO CORK
17955J	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	MUIRE GAN SMAL	CLUAIN DILLEAIN	FERMOY	CO CORK
18196T	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	S N GLEANNAMHAIN	GLANWORTH	CO CORK
18377A	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	IOSEF NAOFA	FERMOY	CO CORK
18472R	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	SCOIL CHAITRIONA	BALLYNOE	MALLOW	CO CORK
19851H	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	GAELSCOIL DE HIDE	MAINISTIR FHEARMAI	CO CHORCAI
20204E	Primary	Mid-Munster	Cork	Scoil Mháirtin	Kilworth	CO CORK

Question No. 199 answered with Question No. 169.