asked the Minister for Education if he will state the total number of Junior Assistant Mistresses at present serving in the National Schools of the Irish Free State and the estimated annual expense which would be involved by the concession of pensions on the same conditions as pensions are granted to the certified teachers.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Junior Assistant Mistresses.
The number of Junior Assistant Mistresses serving in National Schools on the 30th June, 1929, was 1,844. It is not possible in the absence of an actuarial investigation—which would require some time to complete—to give an indication of the necessary expenditure.