§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDETo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he has considered the case made by the inner-grade teachers and the transition teachers, i.e., those in training colleges in 1898 and 1899, in Irish national schools; and whether he can hold out any hope of the redress of their grievances in the matter of classification and salary.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The position of these teachers is fully dealt with in my Answers to Questions put by the hon. Member for North Donegal on 175 13th February, and by the hon. Member for South Down on 3rd March. If the hon Baronet will refer to those Answers, he will see that the Commissioners of National Education do not admit that these teachers have any well-founded grievance as regards classification and salary. At the same time the Commissioners have expressed their willingness to consider the case of any teacher which may be brought under their notice, and which has not been already investigated.