§ Mr. MULDOONasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether his attention has been called to the fact that, under the Regulations issued by the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, the maximum pay of a teacher in the second section of first grade (men) is £160 per annum plus a war bonus of £15 12s., whereas, if this teacher is promoted for efficiency to the first section, he receives a salary of £168, but is deprived of the war bonus and has to pay, in addition, an increased pension premium; and, seeing 264W that the result is that the teacher is a loser by reason of his efficiency, will he take steps to remove this grievance?
§ Mr. SHORTTI am in hopes that I shall be able to make a definite announcement in the course of a few days.
§ General McCALMONTasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he can now make any statement with regard to the grievances of Irish national school teachers, more specially with reference to the arrears due to paper-promoted teachers, the war bonus for teachers of Grade 1, and the appointment of committees?
§ Mr. SHORTTI would refer the hon. Member to the reply just given to the hon. Member for East Cork on this subject.
§ General McCALMONTasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the discrepancy between the conditions under which principals of large schools were to receive supplementary salary, as described in the White Paper and as described when the Grant was voted, will be brought before the promised Committee; and, if so, what powers will the Committee have in the matter?
§ Mr. SHORTTI would ask the hon. Member to await the publication of the Terms of Reference of the Committee.