asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the reasons why the Compensation (Ireland) Commission refused to sanction payment of an item of £96 to Michael Flynn, of Gortnagullion, Kishcarrigan P.O., County Leitrim, which item represented moneys stolen from him by the Black and Tans on an occasion when they raided his house, and for which amount (£96) he had obtained a decree, together with a further item of £100 for personal injuries, sustained on the same occasion, before Judge Brown in 1922.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - LEITRIM COMPENSATION AWARD.
The Compensation (Ireland) Commission ruled that Mr. Flynn's claim for money alleged to have been taken from him in the circumstances indicated by the Deputy did not come within the scope of their terms of reference.
Will the Minister state why an exception was made in the case of moneys taken from a private individual or if power was given to that Commission to deal with these cases in which individuals had been robbed? Why did this treatment not apply to other institutions that suffered, such as banks?
That is a different question.