§ MR. SLOAN (Belfast, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in view of the increasing exodus of Irish national school teachers to England and elsewhere, he is now in a position to make any statement of the new scheme under consideration for the increase of salaries; and, if not, can he say when he expects to be able to do so.
§ (Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Commissioners of National Education have submitted proposals concerning the salaries of teachers in connection with the Estimates for the coming financial year, which are at present under consideration. I cannot at present name any date when I may be able to make a statement on the subject. The Commissioners inform me that they have no information that there is an increasing exodus from Ireland of national school teachers.