asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the Cork Constitution was closed down by military action in 1921 and never went to publication afterwards, with the result that several resident pressmen in the country towns lost their occupation as correspondents; and if, as such loss cannot be brought under the recent Damage to Property (Compensation) Act in a formal legal manner, he will consider the question of ex gratia payments by way of compensation if clear proof of such loss of employment is forthcoming.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Closing of “Cork Constitution.”
There is no information in my Department as to the closing down of the newspaper in question in 1921. As regards the second part of the question, the answer is in the negative.