§ MR. SLOAN (Belfast, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in view of the recent appointment of a Mr. Caffery to the head-mastership of Armagh Technical School, he can state what the qualifications of this gentleman are; was his name upon the register according to the Act of 1902 which dealt with secondary teachers; and in what papers, if any, was the vacancy advertised.
(Answered by Mr. Atkinson.) Mr. Caffrey holds advanced certificates from the Board of Education, South Kensington, and the City and Guilds of London Institute in building trades subjects and possesses practical experience of a character such as to fit him for the duties of the post. The Department are not aware whether Mr. Caffrey's name is upon the register of teachers formed by the Teachers' Registration Council under the Order in Council of the 6th March, l902, as they do not require that persons holding posts of this character should be on the register. The vacancy was advertised by the local committee in the following papers, Irish Times, Freeman's 184 Journal, Manchester Guardian, and the Scotsman.