asked the Minister for Defence if he is aware that there are a number of people who gave good pre-Truce service and whose applications for military service pensions under the 1924 Act were not allowed and whether he will state what is the procedure such applicants should adopt in order that their cases may be reviewed by way of appeal or otherwise.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Military Service Pensions.
If these are persons to whom the Military Service Pensions Act, 1924, did not apply, i.e., were not persons with service in the National Army subsequent to 1st July, 1922, but who have had active service in the Forces—
(a) at any time during the week commencing on the 23rd day of April, 1916, or
(b) continuously during the period commencing on the 1st day of April, 1921, and ending on the 11th day of July, 1921,
their cases can be dealt with under the terms of the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934.