Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 345: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the low number of applications for principals in the primary school system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34042/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The scheme of release time for principals enables teaching principals of primary schools to be released from their teaching duties for a specified number of days annually to undertake administrative leadership and management functions. The number of days release time allowed varies between 14 and 22 and is determined by the number of mainstream class teachers in the school.

The recruitment of teachers is managed at local level by individual Boards of Management and my Department does not have information on the number of applications for posts including Principal by these management bodies.

Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 346: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of walking primary school principals in each county; the number of pupils in each of the schools in which there are such principals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34043/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The precise information which the Deputy has requested is not readily available. However, data in relation to the number of primary school administrative principals by county for the 2007/08 school year is as follows: