§ MR. LIDDELL (Down, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether it is the intention of the Government to grant a special rate of salary to national school teachers in Ireland who have taken out university degrees, as was recommended by the Commissioners of National Education last year; and how much an increase of £10 per annum to the salaries of all such teachers would cost.
MR. BRYCEThe Answer to the first part of this Question is in the negative. Assuming that one in every dozen teachers qualified for the extra award proposed, it is estimated that the additional cost would amount to £10,000 annually, and it would require to be considered whether this was the best way of expending such a sum.