asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (1) how many retirements under Clause X of the Treaty are now pending, awaiting the decision of the the appeal to the Privy Council in the "Wigg and Cochrane" case, and how many from each State Department, specifying same; (2) how many applications for retirements were received in 1926; (3) whether he can now say when the next sitting of the Civil Service Compensation Committee will take place, and when a successor will be appointed to replace the Hon. Mr. Justice Wylie, who resigned the Chairmanship thereof in June, 1924.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENTS.
(1) The number of applications under Article X of the Treaty now pending is 350, distributed among Departments as follows:—
|
Department. |
|
|
Post Office |
200 |
|
Land Commission |
22 |
|
Prisons |
21 |
|
Courts |
20 |
|
National Health Insurance Commission |
13 |
|
Lands and Agriculture |
9 |
|
Education |
18 |
|
Industry and Commerce |
12 |
|
Revenue |
10 |
|
Local Government and Public Health |
7 |
|
Valuation Office |
4 |
|
Ordnance Survey |
3 |
|
Land Registry |
2 |
|
Dundrum Asylum |
2 |
|
Public Works |
2 |
|
Army Finance |
1 |
|
Quit Rent Office |
1 |
|
Fisheries |
1 |
|
Stationery Office |
2 |
|
350 |
(2) Of this number 86 were received in 1926.
(3) As indicated in the statement I made to the Dáil on 19th June, 1925, it would not be practicable to reconstitute a Committee to deal with these applications pending a decision on the appeal now before the Privy Council.
Will the Minister answer the last part of the question?
I have answered it. What I said was: "As indicated in the statement I made to the Dáil on the 19th June, 1925, it would not be practicable to reconstitute a Committee to deal with these applications pending a decision on the appeal now before the Privy Council."
Will the Minister state whether it is his intention to abide by the decision of the Privy Council in interpreting Article X. of the Treaty, and whether he is of opinion that the Privy Council is the proper body to interpret the terms of the Angle-Irish Treaty?
The Deputy must put that question down separately; it is a separate question.