I move:—
Go ndeontar suim ná raghaidh thar £3,200 chun slánuithe na suime is gá chun íoctha an Mhuirir a thiocfidh chun bheith iníoctha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1927, chun íocaíochtanna áirithe Cúitimh i dtaobh Leonta Pearsanta no Báis.
That a sum not exceeding £3,200 be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1927, for certain payments of Compensation in respect of Personal Injuries or Death.
As Deputies will see, this particular Vote is comparatively small this year. Under sub-head A provision is made almost entirely for the payment of periodic allowances. The Personal Injuries Committee was requested on receiving its terms of reference to recommend lump sums as a general rule, but in certain cases they did not think it was suitable to recommend lump sums, and in a certain small number of cases they recommended periodic allowances. There were other cases, of course, in which lump sums were to be made available, subject to certain conditions. In respect of sub-head B, we took over from the British Government the payment of certain ex gratia allowances to non-combatants who suffered injuries in Easter Week, 1916. The actual amount required for these payments is £366 10s. 4d., but in certain cases people were supplied by the British Government at the time with artificial limbs and appliances. I understand that as these limbs and appliances become damaged they are repaired or replaced. It is expected that some amount may be necessary for that work during the year, so we put in a sum of £400 rather than £366 which would be required for the actual payments to individuals.