asked the Minister for Defence whether he is aware that a claim for arrears of pay of Volunteer Police in County Dublin, sent to the Chief Pay Office, Portobello Barracks, on February 1st, was acknowledged by letter dated February 7th, stating that the claims were being investigated and that a further communication would be sent in a short time; whether the same office, in a letter of April 2nd, stated that the matter of payment for Volunteer Police duties was one for the Department of Home Affairs, to which Department applications for payment should be sent, and that under the circumstances further action could not be taken by that Department; and whether directions will be given which will ensure that letters calling for the attention of other Departments will be transmitted to them without delay.
WRITTEN ANSWERS. - VOLUNTEER POLICE—ARREARS OF PAY.
TOMAS MAC EOIN
The facts are as stated with the exception that a letter was issued on the 11th February containing the information given again on the 2nd April.
I am looking into the method of dealing with claims of the kind in question.