§ MR. BERNARD KELLY (Donegal, S.)asked the Vice President of the Committee of Council, Whether, considering that the programme of the (Sixth Class in the national schools of Ireland is as high as that of the Seventh Standard in the primary schools of England and Scotland, the Science and Art Department, South Kensington, will modify Rule 12 of the Science and Art Directory, applying to Irish schools, by substituting the words "been placed in," for the word "passed," so as to extend to that Country the same privilege as is given to England and Scotland by Rule 47 of the same Directory, or, if not, would the Department consider pupils of Irish national schools eligible to earn payments under the Department who have been examined once in Sixth Class, but who happen to fail in some essential subject; and, if so, can such pupils be presented at the coming May examinations?
§ THE VICE PRESIDENT (Sir LYON PLAYFAIR) (Leeds, S.)The present Rule has been arranged in concert with the Commissioners of National Education. I will place myself in communication with them with a view to see whether such a modification as that proposed can be made.