Pádraig O'Sullivan
Ceist:207. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the current level of service from NEPS at primary and post-primary level; and her plans to increase the NEPS support to schools. [17729/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 1 April 2021
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Freagraí scríofa
NEPS’ sanctioned psychologist numbers have grown from a base of 173 whole-time equivalent psychologists (w.t.e.) in 2016, through the intervening Budget increases in 2017-2019 to 204 w.t.e. psychologist posts. This Government remains firmly committed to the maintenance of a robust and effective educational psychological service. In this connection, as part of a package of measures to support the reopening of our schools the provision of an additional seventeen psychologist posts to NEPS was announced bringing overall sanctioned numbers to 221 w.t.e. psychologist posts.
Currently NEPS has 206 w.t.e. psychologist. NEPS is actively recruiting to achieve sanctioned numbers in NEPS. The Department has engaged with teh Public Appointments Service who are planning a recruitment compeition for NEPS in Q2 of 2021.