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Memorandum from the Department of Education on the proposed cut in National Teachers' Salaries, 27 February 1933. The memorandum states that the 'scheme prepared by the Department of Finance does not seem to have been prepared with full insight into the position'. The Department of Education recommends consultation with the Irish National Teachers' Organisation. The Department of Education puts forward an alternative scheme in which 'there would be three scales for teachers - a scale for women teachers admitting of a substantial cut; a scale for unmarried men teachers admitting also of a substantial cut and a scale for married men teachers in which the salaries would only be slightly affected'. The granting of pensions to junior assistant mistresses is also discussed.

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memorandum

Memorandum from the Department of Education on the proposed cut in National Teachers' Salaries, 9 March 1933. The Department recommends a differentiation between married men teachers, women teachers and unmarried men teachers. 'It is believed that, with the serious rise in house rent, a cut would weigh heavily on married men teachers and that unmarried men teachers (who have the same scale as married men) and women teachers could much more easily bear the main brunt of the reductions'. The proposed new scales of pay are given for the following categories: trained women teachers; trained unmarried men teachers; trained married men teachers; untrained men and women teachers and junior assistant mistresses.

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memorandum

Circular issued by the Department of Finance, regarding the reductions in pay of primary school teachers, 20 March 1933. It states that the cabinet have decided to reduce the salaries of all National School Teachers by an average of 4%. References are also made to pensions, for example, 'when Junior Assistant Mistresses under the necessary statutory order become pensionable the 6% cut in their case would be reduced to 2%'. Schedule A shows the planned reductions and Schedule B compares the loss suffered by teachers to that by civil servants of equal remuneration.

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circular

Circular distributed by SOM [Sean O'Muimhneachain] to the Ministers for Finance and Education, regarding the proposed reductions in the pay of primary school teachers, 22 March 1933. The circular outlines the scheme which includes a '5% reduction in salaries not exceeding £150 per annum'. It also states that Junior Assistant Mistresses are to be given pension rights.

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circular

Extract from Cabinet Minutes regarding the reductions in pay of primary teachers, 21 March 1933. The rate of reductions are outlined and references are made to further reductions in capitation grants to convents and monastery schools. Junior Assistant Mistresses are to be given pension rights subject to a reduction of 5% on their present salaries.

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minutes

Letter from T O'Deirg, Department of Education, to Mr Sean MacEntee, Minister for Finance, 18 December 1933, regarding reductions in the national teachers' salaries. References are also made to a 6% reduction in the salaries of Junior Assistant Mistresses. The letter warns that the Irish National Teachers' Organisation will protest. Mr O'Deirg suggests that 'it might be better to postpone operation of the new cut until the 1st April, 1934'.

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letter

Memorandum from the Department of Education, in relation to a further percentage reduction in national teachers' salaries, 12 February 1934. The memorandum outlines a new scheme which would employ revised scales of pay rather than a percentage reduction. The memorandum states that the reduction in the case of Junior Assistant Mistresses was to be 6%. Covering letter from P O'Coclain, Department of Education.

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memorandum

Note containing comments by the Department of Finance on national school teachers' pensions and salaries, 16 February 1934. The note outlines a pensions scheme whereby 'the pensions of National School teachers would be paid directly from and become an entire charge on moneys voted by the Oireachtas instead of being paid from a Special Fund'. The payment of pensions will extend to two classes of teachers not previously eligible to receive them, namely, lay assistants in convent schools and Junior Assistant Mistresses. The note also discusses the introduction of new pay scales.

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note

Memorandum from the Department of Finance on the remuneration of Judges, Civil Servants and members of the Garda Siochana, 21 October 1946. The memorandum includes suggestions for increases in the pay of the above groups. The appendices illustrate the effect on Civil Servants in the lower paid classes of raising the cost of living bonus figure. The groups mentioned in Appendix II include: women cleaners, female temporary clerical assistants and typists.

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memorandum

List issued by the United Farmers' Association, detailing the pressure being put on their members by banks, 1932. The list gives details pertaining to several farmers for example, 'Miss Byrne, Mountallen, County Carlow, August 1932 requested by Carlow Branch Bank of Ireland to sign deed to transfer land to Receiver, advised not to do so. Debt £800 to Bank'.

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list