§ MR. O'MALLEY (Galway, Connemara)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the circular issued in August last to teachers of National schools in Ireland, stating that the inspectors' reports as to the neatness and cleanliness of the school houses and premises would be taken into account in questions of the grant and teachers' salaries, implies that the teachers have a responsibility in seeing that their schools 1480 are kept neat and clean, even should that involve the outlay of money on their part.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) All teachers are enjoined to promote cleanliness and neatness in respect to the school premises as well as to the pupils. If any expense be incurred in complying with this requirement it must be defrayed locally, though not necessarily by the teachers.