asked the Minister for Education how many posts of responsibility have been allocated under the arrangement reached with his Department; and the criteria for the allocation of such posts.

3,395 posts of responsibility have been allocated to secondary schools.

These posts are allocated on a points rating system which is based on the number and age groups of the pupils in each school.

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asked the Minister for Education if he will indicate the number of lay people who hold principalships or vice-principalships in secondary schools.

The numbers of lay people who hold principalships and vice-principalships in secondary schools are 76 and 569 respectively.

Could the Minister say what proportion of the total those are?

I have not got that information. There are 594 secondary schools.