§ MR. SHEEHAN (Cork, Co., Mid.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, seeing that under the new programme of national education in Ireland the right is reserved to managers to select a curriculum suited to the locality, he will direct inspectors to refrain from suggesting to the managers of schools the subjects to be taught.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) The effect of the new Rule 241 (I) in this matter is not accurately stated in the Question. The rule provides that, within the limits of the curriculum, managers can, with the approval of the Commissioners, arrange the programmes of their schools so as to suit the needs of the localities in which the schools are situated. Suggestions from inspectors, who may be regarded as educational experts, should be found helpful to managers when drawing up special programmes.