§ MR. BARRIETo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in cases where national schools notified for striking off the rolls at the end of the year have shown substantial increases in attendance during recent months he will ask the Commissioners to waive these notices until it is seen how attendances are maintained in these schools during a further period.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Commissioners of National Education are not prepared to give a general consent such as is asked for, but, if the facts of any case are brought under notice, their they will consider the question of continuing grants to the school on its merits.