§ Mr. MacVEAGHasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether the- Commissioners of National Education in Ireland have asked the Treasury to agree to increase the number of vacancies in the first section of 2313W first-grade teachers, in order that promotion may be awarded to those teacherB who have earned it; and whether it is intended to concede this request without further delay, and in accordance with the understanding arrived at when the standard numbers were fixed between the Treasury and the National Board?
Mr. McKINNON WOODNo recommendation in the sense mentioned has reached the Treasury, and in any event it could not be favourably entertained at the present juncture.