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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 9 Apr 1970

Vol. 245 No. 7

Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - Oral Irish Examiners.

27.

asked the Minister for Education (1) the number of oral Irish examiners without teaching experience, (2) the number not possessing a university degree, (3) the nature of their occupation and (4) the number who are from the Gaeleacht.

28.

asked the Minister for Education the total number of examiners in oral Irish engaged by his Department's secondary branch to carry out this year the oral Irish examination of leaving certificate students; and the total number of students submitting for this examination.

29.

asked the Minister for Education the number of oral Irish examiners who (a) are Irish teachers and (b) were Irish teachers.

30.

asked the Minister for Education the amount paid to each oral Irish examiner.

31.

asked the Minister for Education the number of religious who were appointed oral Irish examiners for last year's leaving certificate examination.

With your permission, a Cheann Chomhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 to 31 together and to give the information requested by the Deputy in the form of a tabular statement to be circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

Oral Irish Examinations

Leaving Certificate, 1970

1.

Total number of oral Irish

Examiners

262

2.

Total number of students

21,093

3.

Number of oral Irish Examiners without teaching experience

Nil

4.

Number of Examiners not possessing a University Degree

2

5.

Nature of occupation of (3) above

6.

Nature of occupation of (4) above

teachers

7.

Number of examiners from the Gaeltacht

60

8.

Total number of examiners who are Irish teachers

249

9.

Total number of examiners who were Irish teachers

13

10.

The amount paid to each examiner

at the rate of £5 per day subject to a maximum of £30 for the week in which the exam took place.

11.

Number of religious who were appointed oral Irish examiners in 1969

26

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