§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the rule by which inspectors of national schools are bound to give notice of the annual inspection to both teachers and managers is in many instances not observed; and will he see that this rule is enforced and the date fixed in future.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Commissioners of National Education inform me that under their rules the inspectors are not required to give notice of their intended visits to schools except when they propose to hold a formal inspection annual or otherwise. The Commissioners are not aware that inspectors have failed to give notice of their intention to hold formal annual inspections.