§ 8. Mr. BOLANDasked how many first-aid and ambulance work classes have been organised officially through Government Departments in Ireland since the outbreak of war; the number of students enrolled; and what further facilities will now be given with a view to the extension of the number of classes?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELL (Vice-President of the Board of Agriculture, Ireland)Under Regulations issued by the Department of Agriculture over 390 classes have been held, in which over 10,000 pupils in all were enrolled. Of these classes 304 wore in First Aid to the Injured, 79 in Hygiene and Emergency Nursing, and 8 in Ambulance Work. The Department do not regard the formation of classes in these subjects as any longer a matter of urgency, and accordingly they have, since the 31st December last, required that (except in very exceptional circumstances) classes should be recognised only if conducted under the conditions of a local scheme of technical instruction. If a technical instruction committee agrees to form such classes, the Department recognise them as eligible for Grants under the conditions of their programme for technical schools and classes.