CAPTAIN CRAIGI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland the average annual salary and emoluments of national school teachers of the various classes and grades in Ireland; and whether, for the sake of comparison, he can furnish similar particulars for England, including Wales, and Scotland, respectively.
§ MR. BIRRELLIn the year 1904, the last for which figures are available, the average income of principal teachers in Irish national schools was £105 4s. 9d. for men and £84 11s. 6d. for women, and the average income of assistants was £73 13s. 10d. for men and £58 7s. 9d. for women. For information as to the corresponding figures for England and Scotland I must refer the hon. Member to the Ministers representing the Departments concerned