asked the Minister for Education if he can state the numbers (for men and women, separately) of lay secondary teachers, exclusive of members of teaching communities, who are in receipt of (a) less than the specified basic salary of the salaries scale; (b) more than the specified minimum; (c) the specified minimum.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - LAY SECONDARY TEACHERS.
The following are the numbers of secondary teachers other than priests and members of religious orders or communities who comply with the conditions necessary for admission to the salary scale, and whose basic salaries fall within the categories stated:—
(a) Less than the basic—13 men and 28 women.
(b) More than the basic—157 men and 54 women.
(c) The basic—144 men and 60 women.