asked the Minister for Local Government whether the attention of his department has been called to the many grievances under which Mental Hospital staffs suffer, owing to the various defects existing in the Asylum Officers Superannuation Act, 1909, and whether the Minister proposes to introduce an amending Bill, with a view to the removal of these grievances, and if so, whether any proposals embodied in it will be made retrospective.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. [ ORAL ANSWERS. ] - GRIEVANCES OF MENTAL HOSPITAL STAFFS.
The question of amending the Asylums Officers Superannuation Act, 1909, has been under consideration, and it was intended to introduce an amending Bill, but it was not found possible to do so this session owing to the pressure of other business. No decision has yet been reached with regard to giving retrospective effect to any amendment.