§ Mr. O'SHAUGHNESSYasked the Chief Secretary if he will give the dates on which, from 1st January, 1906, to the present time, ordinary, special, committee, or other meetings of the National Board of Education have been held, and the number of members present at each?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following statement gives the information required:—
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Ordinary Meetings of Board since 1st January, 1906. Special Committee or other Meetings of Board since 1st January, 1906. Date. No. of Commissioners present. Date. No. of Commissioners present. 1906. 1906. 2nd January … 8 10th April 8 16th January … 13 10th May 6 30th January … 10 5th June 2 13th February … 16 19th June 9 27th February … 12 3rd July 5 13th March … 12 14th August 2 27th March … 14 5th September 4 10th April … 11 11th September 4 24th April … 13 9th October 3 8th May … 16 11th October 3 22nd May … 9 6th November (2 Committees) 11 5th June … 14 4 19th June … 13 20th November 8 3rd July … 15 4th December 4 17th July … 14 18th December 4 31st July … 9 27th December 6 14th August … 10 28th August … 14 11th September … 13 25th September … 11 9th October … 16 23rd October … 14 6th November … 13 20th November … 17 4th December … 16 18th December … 16 1907. 1907. 3rd January … 12 3rd January 6 15th January … 13 30th January 4 29th January … 12 26th February 2 12th February … 9 1st March 5 26th February … 12 20th March 8 12th March … 10 26th March 4 26th March … 12 9th April 3 9th April … 12 6th May 3 23rd April … 11 7th May 6 7th May … 17 14th May 3 14th May … 15 18th June 5 21st May … 12 2nd July 3 4th June … 10 13th August 2 18th June … 14 10th September 2 2nd July … 12 23rd September 6 16th June … 11 24th September 6 30th June … 11 8th October 3 753W
Ordinary Meetings of Board since 1st January, 1906. Special Committee or other Meetings of Board since 1st January, 1906. Date. No. of Commissioners present. Date. No. of Commissioners present. 1907—cont. 1907—cont. 13th August … 11 22nd October 3 27th August … 13 19th November 9 10th September … 10 3rd December 2 24th September … 16 8th October … 10 22nd October … 12 5th November … 14 19th November … 18 3rd December … 16 17th December … 13 1908. 1908. 7th January … 10 14th January 2 14th January … 12 23rd January 3 28th January … 13 28th January 10 11th February … 15 11th February 4 25th February … 16 24th March 8 10th March … 15 7th April 2 24th March … 13 5th May (2 Committees) 12 7th April … 14 4 24th April … 14 2nd June 2 5th May … 15 30th June (2 Committees) 2 19th May … 17 4 2nd June … 10 14th July 5 16th June … 14 21st July 9 30th June … 12 11th August 2 14th July … 16 26th August 3 28th July … 15 22nd September 6 11th August … 11 20th October (2 Committees) 3 25th August … 11 9 8th September … 13 1st December 7 22nd September … 9 15th December 10 6th October … 14 20th October … 12 3rd November … 13 17th November … 17 1st December … 18 15th December … 14 29th December … 5 1909. 1909. 12th January … 13 12th January 9 26th January … 13 26th January 2 9th February … 12 9th February 6 23rd February … 9 23rd February 2 9th March … 15 4th March 4 23rd March … 14 18th May 9 6th April … 13 15th June 8 20th April … 14 30th June 9 4th May … 13 13th July 9 18th May … 13 23rd July 4 8th June … 12 27th July 9. 15th June … 15 5th October 8 30th June … 16 18th October 5 13th July … 13 19th October 10 27th July … 18 2nd November 5 10th August … 11 14th December 4 24th August … 11
Ordinary Meetings of Board since 1st January, 1906. Special Committee or other Meetings of Board since 1st January, 1906. Date. No. of Commissioners present. Date. No. of Commissioners present. 1909—cont. 7th September … 12 21st September … 16 5th October … 14 19th October … 15 2nd November … 15 16th November … 13 30th November … 13 14th December … 15 1910. 1910. 4th January … 12 11th January 6 11th January … 16 25th 4 25th January … 13 9th March 3 8th February … 14 10th March 2 22nd February … 13 22nd March 2 8th March … 13 5th April 2 22nd March … 11 19th April 8 5th April … 11 19th April … 12
§ Mr. HAZLETONasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether there is at present a vacancy on the Board of National Education in Ireland; and, if so, whether the Irish Government will consider, in connection with the vacancy, the claims of the teachers to have a representative on the Board?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe manner of filling this vacancy is at present under consideration.
§ Mr. MOONEYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the rescinding of the rules of the National Board which formerly prohibited national school teachers from attending fairs and markets has led to any breach of discipline on the part of the teachers; whether he is aware that the Commissioners refer to the removal of this rule from the Code as relaxing the rules to a considerable extent; and whether, having regard to the fact that English and Scotch teachers enjoy full civil liberty, the Commissioners will still further modify the rules relating to the freedom of the teachers?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Commissioners are not in a position to say, without prolonged754W inquiries, whether the alteration in their rules to which the hon. Member refers has led to any breach of discipline. As regards the remainder of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to my reply to the question asked by him on the 14th instant, to which I have nothing to add.
The HON. MEMBERfurther asked the Chief Secretary whether he is prepared to lay upon the Table of the House of Commons the minutes of the meetings of the National Board, at which the civil rights of Irish national school teachers came up for discussion, as was done in the case of the decisions on Rule 127 (b); whether the Commissioners are aware that the existing rules tend to make pedants of the national teachers; whether the ordinary civil servants are now granted their full civil rights; and whether, in case these restrictions on the freedom of the teachers are not removed, he will be prepared to so amend the charter of the Commissioners that their rules and regulations must be placed upon the Table of the House of Commons one month prior to their receiving the official seal?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI am not prepared to lay the Minutes in question on the Table of the House, or to recommend an amendment of the Commissioners' charter. I have already stated, in reply to previous questions, that the Commissioners believe these rules to be for the real advantage of the teachers. All permanent Civil servants are subject to certain restrictions in the exercise of their civil rights.