§ The following question stood on the Paper in the name of Mr. R. McNEILL:
§ 21. To ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he is aware of the dissatisfaction in Ireland with regard to the inadequacy of the remuneration of school teachers; whether he is aware that whereas other Civil servants have obtained four separate increases by way of war bonus, national school teachers have only received one or, in a few cases, two such increases; and whether he will take immediate steps to grant a war bonus on the full Civil Service scale of 19s. to 25s. per week to all school teachers in Ireland, including the assistant mistresses and first-grade teachers, who were excluded from the benefit of the bonus granted in December, 1917.
§ Mr. McNEILLI have been asked to postpone this question, and, in view of the anxiety existing on this matter, will the right hon. Gentleman be able to reply on Monday?
§ Mr. SHORTTI cannot definitely promise. I am in close consultation with the Treasury, and I hope to have it settled to-day or to-morrow.
§ Mr. McNEILLI will put the question down for Monday next.