§ Mr. O'SHEEasked the Chief Secretary when he will carry into effect the reform requested by the National Board, as promised by him, to secure assistant teachers in their position by allowing, before salaries are withdrawn, a fall of ten units in the present appointing averages; whether he hopes to arrange for the payment of national teachers monthly; and when he will be in a position to give the promised contribution towards the heating and cleaning of national schools?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Irish Government recommended that a change should be made in the rules governing the tenure of assistant teachers, and the matter is before the Treasury. No provision has been made for the monthly payment of salaries of National teachers, but the matter will not be lost sight of. As regards the heating and cleansing of National schools, negotiations are still going on, and I am not without hope of being able to effect the object in view without recourse to 195W legislation, but I am not in a position to make any statement on the subject.
§ Mr. DELANYasked the Chief Secretary whether a National school teacher named Daniel Dooley, Kilbricken, Mountrath, has taken possession of an evicted farm at Castletown, Queen's County; is he aware that this farm was bequeathed by the former owner to a man named Keenan, and that Dooley was witness to the will; and whether it is in accordance with the rules of the Board of National Education that National school teachers should mix themselves up in disputes about land in the manner in which Dooley has done?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his question on this subject on 14th March.
HORSE BREEDING SCHEME. Return showing the Names and Addresses of the JUDGES who acted at Mare Shows during 1909, 1910 and 1911. Name and Address. 1909. 1910. 1911. Bannahan, J., Kenny, Tulsk, County Roscommon … * * * Brattan, H., Boveagh, Esker, Omagh, County Tyrone … * † † Brush, S., Derryleck, County Monaghan … * * * Burke, D., Gort, County Galway … † * † Byrne, P., The Maws, Maynooth, County Kildare … * * * Clarke, J., Navan, County Meath … * * * Curran, J., Clashmore, Youghal, County Waterford … * * * Darcy, J. B., Welfort, Kilkerrin, County Galway … * * * Dickson, J. H., Ardmore, Ballygowan, County Down … † † * Farrell, W., Killyleagh, County Down … * † * Flannery, E., Churchtown, Buttevant, County Cork … * * * Gibson, J., Raneese, Fintona, County Tyrone … * † * Harris, G. M., Deebert, Kilmallock, County Limerick … * * * Higgins, J. C, Ardsallagh, Fethard, County Tipperary … * * * Higgins, W., Corbally, Dunamon, County Roscommon … * * * Horan, M., Mile Tree House, Birr, King's County … † * * Jackson, G., Mount Pleasant, Nenagh, County Tipperary … * * * Johnston, H., Annagarvey, Augher, County Tyrone … * * † Kilroy, W. W., Moate View, Oldcastle, County Meath … * * * King, N. B., Knockbridge, Knockdillon, County Louth … † † * McAfee, T., Currysiskin House, Ballymoney, County Antrim … † † * McCann, J., Aughnacloy, County Tyrone … † * † McMahon, A., Colt Stud Farm, Abbeyleix, Queen's County … * * * McSorley, D., Lisnarahil, Eskra, Omagh, County Tyrone … † * † Mills, Carntall, Clogher, County Tyrone … † † * Moody, H., Farranlester, Macosquin, County Londonderry … * † † O'Callaghan, C, Altamont House, Mill Street, County Cork … * * * Oliver, S., Stragrane, Caledon, County Tyrone … * * † O'Neill, W., Kinsealy House, Malahide, County Dublin … * * * Reynolds, A. N., Prospect House, Garristown, County Dublin … * * † Richey, W. (deceased), late of Froghmore, Clogher, County Tyrone … * * * Robertson, F., Sprucefield, Lisburn, County Antrim … * * * Ryan, C, Emly House, Tipperary … * * * Shelly, P., Ballywalter, Callan, County Kilkenny … * * * Smith, R., Tullyvernon, Clogher, County Tyrone … * † † Treanor, H., Killaney, Clogher, County Tyrone … * * † Wolfe, J., The Lodge, Youghal, Nenagh, County Tipperary … † † * *Acted. †Did not act.