§ MR. MELDONasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, When the Bill by which he proposes to deal with the claims of the National Teachers of Ireland will be introduced; and, if he can state whether the subject of the salaries of the teachers will be dealt with by such Bill?
§ MR. J. LOWTHERThe actuarial Report dealing with the question of the pensions of school teachers—the preparation of which, I may remark, proved a very lengthy and laborious task—has only recently been furnished to the Treasury, and, in fact, it was only to-day that a copy of that document reached me. As it will require careful consideration, it will not be possible to introduce a Bill upon the subject immediately; but I hope to be in a position to do so soon after Easter. I may add that it is intended, at the same time, to deal with the question of salaries.