§ Mr. SHEEHANasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) if he can state the reason why his Department consider, in connection with the appointment of creamery instructors, that competitive examinations would not enable them to secure the best men, seeing that the principle of competitive examination is the one universally adopted by all other Departments of the State for securing qualified public servants?
§ Mr. T. W. RUSSELLThe Department have nothing to add to the replies which have already been given to questions of a similar nature.