Psychological Assessments

338. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health to provide the current waiting list numbers and average waiting times for psychology services in the West of Ireland, including adult and child services; the number of psychologists currently employed and any vacancies; and the steps being taken to reduce waiting times (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44766…

145. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will explain the 4% reduction in the allocation for the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) in the Further Revised Estimates for Public Services; whether this reduction will impact recruitment, waiting times or access to psychological assessments and supports for schools and students; and if she will make a st…

499. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) who is at risk of losing their school place due to the absence of a current psychological assessment required for special school applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37131/26]

500. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child cannot be left without a school placement because a public psychological assessment has not been provided (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37132/26]

501. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will intervene in cases where a Special Educational Needs Organiser (SENO) has confirmed eligibility for a special school placement, but the child (details supplied) cannot apply due to the absence of a psychological report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37133/26]

502. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason parents are required to obtain private psychological assessments in order to access special school placements where the State has failed to provide assessments through public disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37134/26]

896. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting time in the Dublin North region CH09 for psychological assessments through CDNT services; the number of children waiting longer than five years for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37128/26]

853. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for assistance in relation to a psychiatric review and medication assessment for a person (details supplied). [31969/26]

428. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised Framework for the Assessment Of Children In Need and their Families limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23489/26]

429. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the revised Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be “twice exceptional” will be appropriately identified within the system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23490/26]

430. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has conducted any impact assessment on how the revised Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; what safeguards are in place to prevent under-identificat…

431. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23492/26]

432. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment and the implications this may have for equity of access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23493/26]

433. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families; and if she will make a statement on the …

434. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department intends to review the implementation of the revised Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and Their Families to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23495/26]

840. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is correct that NEPS assessments are not available to students in a school (details supplied) as a result of there being no psychologist assigned to the school for three years; if she will outline how students in this school can access a NEPS assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19905/26]

841. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a NEPS assessment will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if this assessment will be prioritised. [19912/26]

464. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the scheme for the commissioning of psychological assessments, given schools’ difficulty securing psychologists at her Department’s approved rate; whether consideration will be given to expanding the panel or revising the rate where NEPS capacity is unavailable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5514/2…

995. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an initial appointment at the primary care child and family psychology services in Galway and south Roscommon; the expected waiting time for the first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5762/26]

2079. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a child in County Mayo (details supplied) who has been waiting over two years for a clinical psychology appointment; if she accepts that such delays are unacceptable; the immediate measures which will be taken to ensure timely access to services for this child and others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [740…

685. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is ensuring that the scheme for the commissioning of psychological assessments (SCPA) is sufficiently resourced to meet the growing demand for psychological assessments in schools; the current number of psychologists on the SCPA panel nationally and the regional breakdown available for North County …

686. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of any recent or planned increases in the number of NEPS psychologists or SCPA panel members to support this work, nationally and in North County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58198/25]

687. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way her Department is addressing the ongoing demand for psychological assessments in schools, particularly in areas where NEPS psychologists are not currently assigned; whether the current SCPA panel and funding levels are sufficient to ensure equitable access to assessment for all students; and if she will make a statement on…

688. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of educational psychologists currently employed by NEPS; the number of additional appointments planned to meet increasing demand in schools, nationally and in North County Dublin; and the way in which her Department is ensuring that the SCPA scheme continues to function; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […

988. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in primary care in County Longford for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48453/25]