§ MR. COOPERTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any, and, if any, how many, women are inspectors in the Departments of the Local Government Board, Department of Agriculture and Technical Education, Royal College of Science, National Education Board, and General Prisons Board, Ireland.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) Two women are employed as temporary inspectors under the Local Government Board, one woman has recently been appointed as inspector of national schools, and there are three women inspectors under the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland. There are no women inspectors on the staff of the Royal College of Science or of the General Prisons Board.