asked the Minister for Defence whether it is a fact that one year's pay with allowances is granted to officers on being discharged from or leaving the Army, and that no pay or allowance is granted to non-commissioned officers and men discharged from or leaving the Army, and, if so, whether he will state why there exists such preferential treatment as between commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers and men, and whether he is prepared to review the whole position with a view to making allowance to non-commissioned officers and men when leaving the Army.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - ARMY DISCHARGE ALLOWANCES.
Officers who resign their Commissions are being granted gratuities of one year's pay and allowances. The question of the issue of gratuities to non-commissioned officers and men on the termination of their engagements is being considered.