§ MR. SHEEHY (Meath, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will explain why the sub-organisers in elementary science have, with one exception, been notified that their work shall cease on March 31st, in view of the feeling in favour of education in elementary science since that subject was introduced, and of the fact that the training courses for teachers and the whole organising work is now virtually and suddenly stopped.
§ MR. ATKINSONThe services of the Head Organiser of elementary science 723 and of two of his assistants, have been retained permanently, and the grants for science apparatus have also been continued. I beg to refer to my reply to the Question on this subject addressed to me yesterday † by the hon. Member for the St. Patrick's Division, in which I entered into the matter at some length.