asked the Minister for Defence whether he is aware that John Higginbottom, of Nurney, Kildare, who has been employed as a carter, at £4 4s. per week, in Kildare Barracks, has furnished his bill for £88 4s., for the twenty-one weeks' carting ending 29th September, 1923, and that, although this account has been certified as correct by Lieutenant (Quartermaster) P. O'Rourke and Captain J. Flanagan, O.C., Kildare Barracks, on the 23rd October, 1923, Higginbottom has not yet been paid, and whether instructions will be given to have this account settled at once.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - CARTER'S CLAIM.
A certified claim for the amount stated has been received from Mr. Higginbottom. Arrangements are being made to expedite payment.