asked the Minister for Defence if he is yet in a position to state whether the account due to Mr. P.J. Melville, Draper, Bridge Street, Gort, amounting to £46 11s. 3d. has been paid; whether an officer of the National Forces called on Mr. Melville to obtain particulars of this account, and if he will take steps to have the matter settled immediately.
WRITTEN ANSWERS. - A CO. GALWAY MERCHANT'S ACCOUNTS.
An officer called on Mr. Melville in May last and ascertained particulars of outstanding accounts amounting to 15s. and £44 11s. 5d. The former account was paid on the 19th ultimo. The latter, having been incurred in 1921, has not yet been disposed of. Settlement of all liabilities contracted by Oglaigh na hEireann prior to the inception of the late Provisional Government will be considered as soon as the Indemnity Bill, 1924, is enacted. It is expected that this will be shortly. Mr. Melville's unsettled account will then receive attention.
asked the Minister for Defence whether a claim has been received from Mr. P.G. Gilmore, draper, of Mountbellew, Co. Galway, for blankets supplied to troops at Mountbellew on October 29th, 1922; whether the officer to whom the goods were supplied, and who is now in the Gárda Síochána, has certified as to the correctness of the claim, and, if so, whether he will make an order for payment at an early date.
Mr. Gilmore's claim was received in the Department of Defence on the 17th instant. The letter from Guard Kelly which accompanied the claim does not afford verification of the quantity and price of the goods supplied to the Army, and further enquiries are, therefore, necessary before payment may be made. These enquiries will be made as quickly as possible.