asked the Minister for Education if he will state the number of secondary school teachers who have discontinued their teaching since the 1st September, 1939, for the purpose of joining the Army for the duration of the emergency.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Secondary Teachers in the Army.
As far as the Department of Education is aware, three secondary teachers have joined the Army during the period mentioned. One of these was an employed registered teacher in receipt of incremental salary; another was unemployed at the time he joined, and the third was not a registered secondary teacher.