§ MR. T. HARRINGTON (Dublin, Harbour)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, what amount of money was paid in school fees through the central model schools in Dublin in the past year; how much was refunded to the teachers of these schools, and how the balance of the amount was distributed; and whether such distribution was by direction of the Treasury or the National Board of Education.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) School fees amounting to £257 19s. l0d. were received from the pupils attending the central model schools during the year ended 31st December, 1906. The entire amount of school fees received from the pupils of the Board's model schools during the year 1906 was distributed amongst the model school teachers according to rules sanctioned by the Treasury. These rules are set forth in the reply given to to the Question of the hon. Member for South Belfast on 21st March, 1906.†The shares of the teachers of the central model schools for the year 1906 amounted in the aggregate to £136 18s. 3d.