§ Mr. M'GUFFINasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Commissioners of National Education require three successive favourable reports for the award of a training diploma to an ex-King's scholar; whether there have been oases whore the teachers who received favourable reports in the first two years of service have been deprived of their diplomas on an unfavourable report being given in the third year of service, which is a violation of Rule 172 (a) of the Commissioners' Code; and whether the enforcement of the condition mentioned in the first part of the question is contrary to the recommendations of the Dill Commission?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe Commissioners of National Education inform me that a training diploma is not awarded in respect of any given number of reports but in respect of two years' continuous satisfactory service covered by favourable reports. It may thus happen that in certain cases further reports beyond those actually made within the two years' period are necessary in order that the full period of satisfactory service be covered. The Commissioners are not aware of any cases of teachers who have fulfilled the conditions of Rule 172 (a) and who have been deprived of their diplomas. It does not appear that the Vice-Regal Committee, presided over by Sir Samuel Dill, made any specific recommendations on the question of Training Diplomas.