asked the President if he will take steps to provide a fund which can be used to pay compensation to soldiers and civilians incapacitated by service in the Army; if he is aware that the Pensions Tribunals turned down hundreds of cases, which include tuberculosis, neuritis and other diseases which claimants state were contracted or aggravated by Army service; further, if he is aware that victims of military motor accidents and accidental shootings have been informed that there are no funds from which they can be paid compensation or awards of the courts.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - WOUNDED SOLDIERS' COMPENSATION.
The Army Pensions Act does not apply to disabilities other than wounds attributable to, or aggravated by, active service. The question of the extension of the Army Pensions Act to cases of severe and permanent illness, as apart from wounds arising out of active service, has been under consideration for some time past. As regards military motor accidents and accidental shootings, each case is carefully considered on its merits, and ex-gratia payments are made where the facts justify such a course.