asked the Minister for Finance to state (a) the total number of transferred officers who, prior to the 1st March, 1929, gave notice of their intention to retire under Article 10 of the Treaty, and who would therefore be entitled under the Civil Service (Transferred Officers) Compensation Bill, 1929, to compensation in accordance with the judgment in the Wigg-Cochrane case; (b) the estimated total amounts payable (1) by way of lump sum bonus, and (2) annually by way of annual allowances, in respect of the aforementioned officers; (c) the amount which it is estimated will be received from the British Government (1) in respect of such lump sum bonuses and (2) annually in respect of such annual allowances; (d) the number of transferred officers in the established class who gave such notice prior to the 1st March, 1929; (e) the number of transferred officers, unestablished, who similarly gave notice; (f) the number of transferred officers, established and unestablished, respectively, who since the 1st March, 1929, have given notice to retire under Article 10 of the Treaty, and the estimated total amounts which will be payable in respect of each class (1) by way of lump sum bonus, and (2) annually, by way of annual allowance; and (g) the total number of transferred officers, established and unestablished, respectively, in the service of the Government of Saorstát Eireann at the present date.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Transferred Officers' Retiring Allowances.
As regards the numbers of officers under the headings referred to in the Deputy's question, I am in a position to give the following information:—
(a) The total number of transferred officers who, prior to the 1st March, 1929, gave notice of their intention to retire under Article 10 of the Treaty and who, if their claims were admitted by the new Tribunal to be set up under the Civil Service (Transferred Officers) Compensation Bill, 1929, would be entitled to compensation in accordance with the judgment in the Wigg-Cochrane case, is 1,672. This number excludes cases where notices were given but subsequently withdrawn.
(d) The number of transferred officers in the established class who gave such notice prior to the 1st March, 1929, is 1,646.
(e) The number of transferred officers unestablished who gave notice is 26.
(f) Sixteen established officers and one unestablished officer have given notice since the 1st March, 1929, to retire under Article 10 of the Treaty.
(g) The total number of transferred officers in the service of the Government of Saorstát Eireann according to the latest returns available was 13,529, viz., 6,767 established officers and 6,762 unestablished officers.
As regards the amounts payable by way of compensation under the various headings indicated in the question in respect of the number of officers I have given, it is not possible, in advance of the determination of applications by the new Tribunal proposed to be set up under the Bill, to furnish any figures. Any figures that could now be given would have reference only to cases in which awards have been already made. If the Deputy desires to have this information I shall be glad to send him a statement of figures so far as it has been possible to ascertain them under the headings in his question.
I should be glad if the Minister would send the figures as soon as possible.