MR. MAC NEILL (Donegal, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland how many unclassed teachers have been appointed to national schools in Ireland during the years 1888, 1889, 1890, and 1891 respectively; and under what circumstances can the manager of a school appoint an unclassed teacher of whose qualifications he is satisfied?
§ * THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. JACKSON,) Leeds, N.The Commissioners of National Education report that in the years named the numbers of unclassed teachers appointed have been as follows:—1888, 48; 1889, 23; 1890, 18; 1891, 18. Several of these teachers had previously been monitors. Appointments of this nature are considered by the Commissioners where a person possessing the qualifications of a classed teacher cannot be found to fill an occurring vacancy, but conditional on his immediately passing a preliminary entrance examination for provisional classification in the third class. For his continued recognition he is required to pass the general examination next happening.