asked the Minister for Education whether two teachers in the Foundation School of the National College of Art dismissed on Wednesday, 20th October, had on Monday, 11th October, a week before the college opened to students, sought instructions from the acting director on the course they were teaching, in view of the high failure rate in the previous year when they pursued a course without such instructions; whether they were told on Wednesday, 13th October, that a head of the Foundation School was about to be appointed; whether they approached the person concerned with a view to seeking instructions but were told by him that he had not yet accepted the appointment; whether they were dismissed immediately before his appointment; and, if so, if he will reconsider this decision.
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