§ MR. LAWasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, When he will be prepared to submit to the House the scheme proposed by Her Majesty's Government for improving the position of teachers of National Schools in Ireland?
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, in reply, said, when the hon. and gallant Member for Longford (Major O'Reilly) brought that subject under the notice of the House he intimated that the Government would be prepared to assist in improving the position of the teachers of National Schools in Ireland by contributions from the Imperial Exchequer, on condition that they were aided from local resources. It was obvious that the scheme would require, in the first place, a Bill to provide for the contribution from local resources, and, secondly, a supplemental Estimate. He had not yet had an opportunity of obtaining the sanction of the Government to the scheme which he had to propose on the subject; but of course the supplemental Estimate would be presented to Parliament in proper time for its consideration; and 1354 he hoped to be able to introduce the Bill in a week or ten days.