§ 7. Mr. P. MEEHANasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he is aware of the delay in paying Irish teachers the fees earned by them for the teaching of rural science and school gardening; and if arrangements will be made for the payment of these fees to a teacher when his school has been inspected and payment certified?
§ Mr. DUKEGrants for instruction in rural science and horticulture are payable after the close of each school year, ending the 30th June, upon the reports of inspectors of the Department of Agriculture. Payments fire made without delay on receipt of the necessary reports.
§ 10. Mr. BYRNEasked whether national teachers in Ireland will be granted an additional war bonus to that received last year, in view of the fact that Civil servants have recently been granted an increase of war bonus, and that the war bonus of 1916 was granted to national teachers on the same scale and conditions sanctioned for Civil servants; and the scale of payments of such bonus and from what date it was intended to make such amounts payable?
§ Mr. DUKEThe pay of national school teachers will, I hope, be dealt with by permanent increase upon a scale which will be stated to the House at an early date.