asked the Minister for Finance if he can state the date on which the claim made by Mrs. Jane Salmon, Ballydavis, Portlaoghise, Leix, was received by the Minister and the Compensation (Ireland) Commission for damage done to her property by British forces; the date on which the inspection was made locally, and the date on which the inspector furnished his report, if any, to the Commission, and if he can now state what compensation it is proposed to pay in this case or state reasons why payment cannot be made.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - PORTLAOGHISE COMPENSATION CLAIM.
The claim referred to by the Deputy would appear to have been brought to the notice of my Department for the first time in January, 1925. I am aware that Mrs. Salmon was in correspondence with the Commission in May, 1925, but I have no knowledge of the date on which the claim was first lodged with the Commission or of the action taken by them in the matter. No award was made by the Commission and no payment can, therefore, be made by my Department. As the Commission have now ceased to function, there is no way by which the case can be re-opened.