§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland the number of pensionable teachers who left the service of the Board of National Education, Ireland, from 1900 to 1910, inclusive, and the number of these who were given full pensions, reduced pensions, and no pensions, respectively; whether he is aware that the cause of many leaving the service was that their activity in teaching Gaelic was not then approved; and, now that the educational value of Gaelic is recognised, whether any inducement will be offered to bring such teachers back to the service?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe number of pensionable teachers who left the service of the Board of National Education from 1900 to 1910, inclusive, is 2,068. Of these 1,098 received the maximum pension of their class and 970 received pensions less than the maximum. No pensionable teachers 1519 left the service without pensions during this period. The answer to the second paragraph of the question is in the negative.