asked the Minister for Finance whether he is aware that Laurence McDonagh, of Manister, Kilronan, Arran, was shot by British forces while on his way to Mass on the 19th December, 1920; whether a claim for compensation has been received on behalf of McDonagh's aged father and mother, whose sole support he was; and, if so, whether same has been considered or when it is proposed to make a grant in this case.
WRITTEN ANSWERS. - SHOOTING OF ARRAN ISLANDER.
This claim has been received, and the necessary investigations are proceeding.