§ Mr. O'DONNELLasked the Chief Secretary what is the maximum salary which can be paid to an assistant teacher in an Irish national school in third grade and in second grade, respectively.
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Commissioners of National Education inform me that the maximum salaries of assistant teachers in the third grade are: men £93, and women £79 10s.; and in the second grade men £123 and women £103 10s. Assistant teachers may receive a maximum Grant in addition of £8 15s. from the residue of the School Grant under the Irish Education Act of 1892, and may also receive a portion of the fees for special subjects.