asked the Minister for Finance whether it is a fact that the Ministry has agreed to pay in full all decrees for personal injuries to members of the British forces killed or injured in Saorstát Eireann since 11th July, 1921; and, if so, whether the Ministry has now determined that all decrees for personal injuries to persons not belonging to the British forces are likewise to be paid in full?
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. - CLAIMS FOR PERSONAL INJURIES.
The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative, provided always that after close inquiries have been made in each individual case I am satisfied that the injuries were the result of a breach of the Truce on the Irish side.
In regard to the second part of the question, which it is assumed refers also to injuries received after 11th July, 1921, where the injuries were inflicted by members of the British forces in breach of the Truce, the British Government has agreed to pay the full amount of the decrees. The treatment received after 11th July, 1921, by persons other than members of the British forces, when the injuries were not inflicted by members of the British forces is at present under consideration.