asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that hay, straw and other property owned by Mr. Daniel Molloy, Boolinarig, Birr, Offaly, to the value of over £160, were maliciously destroyed on the night of December 1st, 1922, and if steps can be taken to have the case listed for hearing before the County Court.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION AT BIRR.
An application for compensation in respect of property destroyed on the 1st December, 1922, has been lodged by Mr. Daniel Molloy, but, so far as I am aware, it has not yet been heard. Cases are listed for hearing by the Clerk of the Peace in consultation with the County Court Judge and the State Solicitor, and this case will presumably be listed in the ordinary way. The Deputy will no doubt appreciate that some order must be followed where so many claims await adjudication.