§ Mr. LARDNERasked whether the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland endeavoured, in the year 1908, to close Tattenclave national school (Roll No. 13,485, Circuit 6 B); and, if not, will he cause inquiries to be made as to the reason for various measurements of the distances between the school in question and Dawson national school made by both the local inspector and the chief inspector?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Commissioners of National Education inform me that in 1908 the average attendance at this school fell to twenty, and the teacher left. The question then arose whether Grants should not, be cancelled in accordance with the Commissioners' rules, but it was found on investigation that the particular rule under which the question arose did not apply, as there was no suitable school at which the pupils could attend within two miles distance.