den Aire Oideachais cionnus a toghtar cigirí scoile (i gcóir na mbunscol); an bhfuil buan-choiste ann chuige sin; cia hiad comhaltaí an choiste is deunaighe a dhin cigirí do thoghadh; agus an mbíonn aoinne ar an gcoiste toghtha a bhí ina oide scoile.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - SELECTION OF SCHOOL INSPECTORS.
D'fhiafruigh
When the sanction of the Minister for Finance for the filling of vacancies has been obtained the matter is referred in the ordinary course to the Civil Service Commissioners. They issue advertisements and take such other steps as they consider necessary—in the present case including, I understand, the setting up of a Selection Board. Finally, they recommend candidates to the Minister for Education for appointment. I am not in a position to give information about the details of the procedure adopted by the Civil Service Commissioners.
Perhaps the Minister would inform us whether it was customary that, at least, one person who had been at some period a National Teacher should be on the Selection Board, and would he also inform us when that custom was abandoned and why?
I do not know the details as to how the Civil Service Commissioners appoint the Board. In this case I do not know who were actually on the Board.
I conclude from the Minister's reply that it is the Civil Service Commissioners who make the selection.
If the appointment of a Selection Board is necessary it is the Civil Service Commissioners who appoint that Board.