§ MR. M. J. KENNY (Tyrone, Mid)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If he will state the period which elapsed between the appointment of Miss Donnelly as temporary assistant teacher at Aughiogan National School, County Tyrone, and her examination by order of the Commissioners of National Education; if the delay is usual; and, if so, why; and, if, in the event of the non-success of candidates under such circumstances, they are entitled to any part of the salary for the period during which they are employed as teachers?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied) said: The Commissioners of National Education inform me that a period of about 11 weeks elapsed between the date of the appointment of Miss Donnelly and her examination. The delay appears to have been due to the absence of some information in the case which was not received from the manager until about five weeks after his notification of the appointment. Miss Donnelly has passed the examination, and is entitled to receive pay on the usual conditions from the date of her original appointment. Unsuccessful candidates are not entitled to salary for the interval between appointment and examination. Examinations of candidates are held by the Inspectors with the least possible delay; and it is, of course, the duty of a manager not to employ an incompetent teacher.