§ Sir JOHN LONSDALEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he is able to give the reference to any rule of the Treasury or the National Commissioners which authorises the cancellation of satisfactory 1493W service given by teachers affected by the standard numbers during the period of waiting for vacancies; and whether, having regard to the injury inflicted upon teachers by this rule, he will recommend that the satisfactory service given by teachers in the higher grades during the period of waiting may be allowed them, seeing that it can be granted without any extension of the standard numbers?
§ Mr. BIRRELLIt is not clear what the hon. Member means by "cancellation of satisfactory service." The Commissioners of National Education inform me that they are not aware that service given by recognised teachers of ordinary national schools is ever cancelled.