§ Mr. O'DONNELLasked the Chief Secretary what steps he proposes to take to remedy the grievances under which assistant teachers in Irish national schools suffer, seeing that 5,000 men, trained and certificated, doing excellent work, are condemned while assistants to third grade with the salary attaching to that grade?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI am not in a position to add anything to the general statement I made on this subject on the 31st July. The question of the promotion of assistants is at present under the consideration of the Commissioners of National Education.
§ Mr. FRANCIS MEEHANasked whether, under the new education scheme, the cases of teachers who have been compelled to retire on the service limit and through inefficiency will be considered; whether pensions would be retrospective; and, if so, how far?
§ Mr. MASTERMANI beg to refer the of proceedings in the Land Judge's Court, hon. Member to the answer I gave to the 25th ultimo.