asked the Minister for Education whether he is aware that under the recently announced salary scales for teachers, untrained women assistants, appointed after the 1st January, 1921, are being treated differently as regards conditions of service to those appointed prior to that date, although both hold the same qualifications; and, if so, whether he will state the reason for this differentiation, and whether it is proposed to remove it.

asked the Minister for Education whether he has had further discussions with the Irish National Teachers' Organisation since the announcement of his proposals on 21st September, 1949, with regard to national teachers' salaries; and, if so, with what result.

With the permission of the Chair, I will take Questions Nos. 4 and 5 together. I should be glad if the questions could be postponed for a week or two.