Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline, in tabular form, the NEPS areas across the country, and the number of psychologists appointed to each. [50043/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary and special schools.

The NEPS service provides access for all schools to:

• Psychological support in the event of a Critical Incident
• A Casework Service for individual children where there is a need for intensive consultation and assessment via a NEPS psychologist or through the Scheme for the Commissioning of Psychological Assessments (SCPA).
• A school staff Support and Development Service, to build school capability to provide a comprehensive continuum of support in schoolsand
• Ongoing access to advice and support for schools.