§ MR. SLOANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state the total saving by the Education Office as the difference between the old salaries paid to teachers and the new.
§ MR. WALTER LONGThere is no saving. On the contrary, the teachers now receive in incomes from the State about £50,000 per annum more than they received prior to the introduction of the new system of payments.
§ MR. SLOANDoes that take into account the £28,000 coming out of the Government grant for assistant teachers?
§ MR. WALTER LONGI cannot say without notice.
§ MR. SLOANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that there is no difference in initial salaries of assistant teachers and principals of national schools, except in capitation, between the smallest country school and the largest city school under the new rules; and whether, seeing the Commissioners' rules provide that a teacher appointed to an important school will receive special consideration, he 1398 will carefully consider any such cases submitted to him.
§ MR. WALTER LONGAll teachers on entering the service are placed in the third grade, and, of course, receive the initial salary of that grade. But the total incomes, including the residual capitation grant, as well as the prospects of promotion, are better in the case of teachers originally appointed to the larger schools. The matter referred to in the latter inquiry for the consideration of the Commissioners.