Psychological Assessments
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-13
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Denis Naughten (IND), Roscommon-Galway

The National Principals Forum has reported that 84% of schools have seen an increase in pupils with additional educational needs in the past four years. Over the same period, only an additional 31 front-line educational psychologists have been appointed to our primary schools, which leaves a dramatic deficiency in capacity within the system.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-13