§ MR. BODKINI bog to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can furnish the particulars of any case in which the application of the manager of a national school for permission to use in such school lesson books other than those published and supplied by the Board of National Education in Ireland was complied with, and of the arrangements made in such case for the protection of the monitors and children in such school in regard to the examinations usually held in the special lesson books provided by the Board from the use of which such school had been exempted?
MR. J. MORLEYThe Commissioners of National Education report that there were numerous cases in which the managers of national schools applied for 1435 permission to use lesson books other than those supplied by the Board, but in none of these eases was exemption claimed for either pupils or monitors from examination in the Board's lesson books. In cases where other books were permitted, it was open to the Inspectors to arrange with managers and teachers as to the examination of the pupils. Monitors must be examined in the books prescribed in the official programme.
§ MR. BODKINCan the right hon. Gentleman give me particulars of any cases in which permission was granted?
MR. J. MORLEYI think the cases referred to will be contained in a Return recently granted by this House, and now in course of preparation. It will be presented probably by the end of the month.
§ MR. BODKINAm I to understand that in all cases in which permission was granted, the monitors, although allowed to use lesson books other than those supplied by the Board, were compelled to be examined in the books prescribed by the National Board?