§ MR. SHEEHAN (Cork Co. Mid)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has received a resolution from the Inchigeela Branch of the Gaelic League protesting against the appointment by the Intermediate Education Commissioners of a foreigner as examiner in Irish; and, seeing that this appointment has been received with dissatisfaction in all parts of Ireland, will he state what steps it is proposed to take in future to appoint an examiner in the Irish language other than a foreigner.
§ MR. ATKINSONMy right hon. friend has already stated that the appointment of examiners in Irish, as in other subjects, is a matter which must be left to the Board of Intermediate Education. They are experts in educational matters and fully capable of judging of the fitness of the gentlemen appointed by them to this position.
1025 Any intervention on the part of the Government would be uncalled for and unwarranted.