§ Mr. CLANCYasked the Chief Secretary with reference to the second assistant 158W teacher in school roll No. 15,622, circuit 11a, formerly assistant in school roll No. 739, circuit 12a, whether he will state the annual average income of this teacher from all sources under the Board of National Education during the three years preceding the adoption of the revised scale of payment in 1901; the portion of that income, if any, made up of capitation or other allowance special to him as senior assistant; his income for the same period in the same school had he been second assistant with the same service; the amount of his salary for the same triennial period had the revised scale been in force during the period of his service in school roll No. 739; the portion of the sum mentioned which, under the revised scheme, was withheld till the end of the financial year under the name of capitation allowance; whether the operation of the revised scale of payment has resulted in this teacher being deprived of an integral portion of his income under the results system; whether he is aware that his service under the results system gave him considerably less advantage than if given under the scheme adopted in 1901; that he has been thus doubly penalised; and whether he will advise the Board to remedy this treatment by the payment to this teacher of the sums withheld since the date of his appointment to school roll No. 15,622.
§ Mr. BIRRELLI am informed by the Commissioners of National Education that Patrick McDonnell was assistant in Harolds Cross national school, Dublin, from 8th November, 1893, to 31st August, 1901. He has been assistant in Chapelizod Boys' national school since 25th April, 1904. The revised system of payments to national teachers was introduced on 1st April, 1900. Mr. McDonnell's average income from all State sources for the three years ended 31st March, 1900, was £72 16s. 6d. Part of this was a special bonus of £9. His income as second assistant would have been the same. The amount of his salary for the same period on the supposition that the revised scale had been in force prior to 1900 cannot be estimated as the revised scale was not in force. Eight pounds fifteen shillings out of a total consolidated salary of £73 awarded to him in 1900 was withheld till the end of the financial year and paid as capitation. The Commissioners are not aware that he has been deprived of an integral portion of his income under the 159W results system, nor are they aware that he has been in any way penalised. This teacher has been paid fully in accordance with the regulations in his present school, but as this school is much smaller than his former school, his capitation payment is diminished. He has, however, a total income of £79 per annum from the Commissioners at present.