§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in case of schools where a bilingual programme is adopted and approved of, arrangements will be made that inspectors competent to examine children orally in Irish will be sent to examine and report on the progress and proficiency of the pupils; and whether teachers of such schools will be eligible for promotion to the highest grade.
§ MR. ATKINSONSchools in which the bilingual programme is adopted with the approval of the Commissioners will be inspected from time to time by the inspectors competent to judge of the progress made by the pupils The teachers of such schools will be eligible for promotion to the highest grade under the usual conditions prescribed in the rules.