asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether provision will be made by him, by way of compensation or pension, for the temporary staff of the prison service, and who were so employed on, or previous to, the 6th December, 1921, should their services be no longer required, and whether any such compensation or pension as may be agreed upon will take into consideration the length of service of the individuals concerned.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. [ORAL ANSWERS.] - TEMPORARY PRISON STAFF—QUESTION OF PENSION.
It will be open to any member of the temporary staff of the Prison Service who was employed on or previous to the 6th December, 1921, and who may be discharged, to make a claim for compensation to the Civil Service Committee (Compensation). I would, however, point out to the Deputy that the case of temporary staffs who are liable, under the express conditions of their service, to discharge after a given period of notice stands on a very different footing as regards compensation from that of the pensionable staff.