§ Mr. NANNETTIasked the Chief Secretary, whether he would grant the Return asked for by the Member for the College Green Division of Dublin, relating to the National Schools (Ireland) (Instruction in Irish) on the Notice Paper for this day. [Mr. Nannetti,—National Schools (Ireland) (Instruction in Irish),—Return showing how many national schools there are in each junior inspector's district in the counties of Waterford, Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, and Donegal (a) in which the pupils or any number of the pupils can speak Irish, or (b) which are situated in districts in which Irish is spoken by the adult population; and which will also show (1) in how many of these schools the teachers are competent to give instruction through the medium of Irish; (2) in how many of these schools instruction is given through the medium of Irish; (3) in how many schools in such Irish-speaking or semi-Irish-speaking districts Irish is taught as an extra subject; and (4) in how many schools in such Irish-speaking or semi-Irish-speaking districts Irish is neither used as a medium of instruction nor taught as an extra subject.]
§ Mr. BIRRELLYes, Sir. The preparation will take some considerable time.