asked the Minister for Education if he will state (1) whether Miss May Drennan (B.D.14), County Laoighis, entered for and passed the necessary preliminary and qualifying examinations for admission to training college in 1932, (2) the place taken by her in the entrance examination, and (3) the number of candidates called up for training during the year in question.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Training College Candidate.
I assume that the Deputy's question refers to Máire C. Ní Dhraighneain, of Patrick Street, Mountrath, a pupil of Brigidine Convent, Tullow, who attended the Training College Entrance Examination in 1932 as a candidate for admission to training for the position of national teacher. The information is as follows:—(1) The answer is in the affirmative; (2) 12th place in order of merit; (3) 20 candidates were admitted to training in 1932 as a result of that examination.
Will the Minister convey that information to the Secretary of the Fianna Fáil Cumann, who has alleged in writing and otherwise that this lady secured admission to the training college by the use of corrupt political methods? Will he tell him also that he is the same gentleman who wrote eight letters to two members of this Party requesting us to press the Minister to get his own daughter into a training college before she sat for the qualifying examination?