§ Mr. NANNETTIasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that several inspectors of national schools are being unfairly treated as regards their salary, increments, etc., by a few of the higher officials in the National Education Office; and, seeing that these officials refuse to bring appeals for redress from aggrieved inspectors before the Board, and as there are a number of cases of this kind of which the general body of Commissioners know nothing, for the reason above stated, whether he will, in the interests of education, have an inquiry held into the conduct of the higher officials in question?
The HON. MEMBERfurther asked whether the salary increments of some inspectors of national schools have been withheld during the past few years; and, seeing that the higher officials, including the resident Commissioner, who are responsible for withholding the increments in question, refuse to specify any reason whatever for their action, how, under the 1236W circumstances, aggrieved inspectors can obtain redress for conduct of this kind on the part of their official superiors?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the question on this subject asked by the hon. Member for North Louth on 2nd April last. The Commissioners of National Education inform me that there is no increment withheld at present in the case of any inspector save one, who has been depressed by order of the Board to the rank and pay of a junior inspector.