§ Mr. DUFFYasked the Chief Secretary why the fees for teaching Irish have not been paid to the teachers in the schools of Killeany and St. Ronan's, situate in the Aran Isle, county Galway; is he aware 592W that the examination was held so long ago as last August; and, seeing that the fees have been paid in other schools where the examination took place at a much later date, will he call the attention of the National Board to the matter, so that the fees may be paid to those teachers?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Commissioners of National Education inform me that the fees have been paid in the case of the schools referred to. These fees could not be paid at an earlier date, as the question of the competency of some members of the teaching staffs of these schools had to be inquired into and considered by the Commissioners.