asked the Minister for Defence whether an application has been received from Mr. T. Green, Convent road, Dalkey, for a disability pension in respect of injuries received when blown up by a mine at Tallaght, when Assistant Quartermaster, 24th Infantry Battalion, and whether he can state what decision has been arrived at in the matter.
CEISTEANNA.—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - TALLAGHT MINE EXPLOSION. COMPENSATION OF INJURED SOLDIER.
The receipt of a claim for pension from Mr. Green cannot be traced. He was found medically fit prior to being discharged from the Army as "time expired." In view of this a claim can scarcely be entertained.
Arising out of that answer, is the Minister aware that Private Green was in hospital for four months and subsequently employed on light duty until his discharge, and might the finding of medical fitness be reviewed in view of these facts?
If a claim for pension is made those facts will be reviewed. My information is that it cannot be traced.