§ MR. SLOANTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the workmistress of Killultagh National School, Roll No. 8,057, Circuit 8, Section B, was requested in 1900 by Inspector O'Connor to teach music and singing to the pupils, and that she has performed this work for five years without having received remuneration; and whether he will explain why applications received by the Board on this teacher's behalf, pointing out the extra work and asking for consideration, have not been acceded to.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) The inspector states that he did not request the workmistress to teach music and singing, but that he may have suggested the desirability of her doing so during the hours which she was required to devote to the general work of the school, provided that she were willing and the manager approved. The Commissioners informed the manager, so far back as 1901, that he was at liberty to so employ the workmistress during her ordinary hours, but that no extra remuneration could be allowed for this service.