§ MR. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state what promotion in grade was given to those national teachers trained in 1899 and 1900 who were classed first of second on entering the training college, and who passed the examination in 1900; and whether all the teachers so classed on entering were thus promoted.
§ MR. WALTER LONGEvery case was dealt with on its merits. In some cases the teacher was promoted in grade; in others he received the equivalent of one or more increments of good service salary without any promotion in grade.