§ Mr. HUGH LAWasked how many candidates presented themselves for examination in Irish at the July examinations for teachers of 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910; and how many of these qualified for certificates of competency to teach that language in each of these years?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following statement gives the information reauired:—
Number teachers, including King's Scholars in training colleges, examined in Irish at the July examination. Number who qualified for certificates of competency to teach Irish. 1906 … … 270 … 126 1907 … … 316 … 182 1908 … … 330 … 131 1909 … … 315 … 72 1910 … … 522 … 62
§ Mr. HUGH LAWasked how many King's scholars presented themselves for examination in Irish for the years 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910 from each of the colleges; and how many of these qualified for certificates of competency to teach the language, specifying the number of these latter from each college?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe numbers of King's scholars in the various training colleges who were examined in Irish at the July examinations of 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1910, and the number in each college who qualified for certificates of competency to teach the language in national schools, are as follows:—
Training Colleges. Year 1906 Year 1907. Year 1908. Year 1909. Year 1910. No. examined. No. who qualified for certificates. No. examined. No. who qualified for certificates. No. examined. No. who qualified for certificates. No. examined. No. who qualified for certificates. No. examined. No. who qualified for certificates. Marlboro' Street 11 2 2 2 6 3 15 1 12 4 St. Patrick's 27 6 31 12 38 8 59 7 44 12 Our Lady of Mercy 14 5 29 10 13 3 31 5 35 3 Church of Ireland Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. Nil. De La Salle 34 23 32 27 42 14 Nil. Nil. 36 3 St. Mary's 28 9 26 14 28 14 23 6 25 8 Mary Immaculate 23 2 49 5 45 5 22 1 29 2 Total 137 47 169 70 172 47 150 20 181 32