HC Deb 10 December 1908 vol 198 cc729-30
MR. J. MURPHY

To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state the numbers of female teachers and male teachers, respectively, who got three consecutive good reports previous to 1906, 1907, and 1908, but who have been denied their increments because cookery was not introduced into their schools; and whether he can see his way to recommend that these teachers should be paid their increments when the proficiency in ordinary literary subjects is satisfactory.

(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Commissioners of National Education inform me that, so far as can be ascertained in the time available, no male or female teachers such as are referred to have been denied increments solely because cookery was not introduced into their schools.