I move:—
Go ndeontar suim ná raghaidh thar £33,260 chun slánuithe na suime is gá chun íoctha an Mhuirir a thiocfaidh chun bheith iníoctha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1938, chun íocaíocht i dtaobh mille do díobháil do Mhaoin fé sna hAchtanna um Dhíobháil do Mhaoin (Cúiteamh), 1923 go 1933 agus ar shlite eile.
That a sum not exceeding £33,260 be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1938, for payments in respect of destruction of or injuries to Property, under the Damage to Property (Compensation) Acts, 1923 to 1933, and otherwise.
The Dáil is aware that provision is made in this Estimate for compensation for property losses of the kind covered by the Votes for previous years, but mainly for such losses as come within the scope of the Damage to Property (Compensation) (Amendment) Act, 1933. These losses, of course, include damage by British forces in certain circumstances between the 24th April, 1916, and the 20th January, 1919; damage generally between the 21st January, 1919—the day on which the First Dáil met—and the 11th July, 1921, the day of the Anglo-Irish Truce. It covers also the taking away of chattels in the period 21st January, 1919, to 28th June, 1922; damage generally and taking away by anti-Treaty forces of chattels between the 12th July, 1921, and the 12th May, 1923, and the unlawful taking away of chattels by official forces between the 1st February, 1922, and the 12th May, 1923. The amount asked for represents a decrease of £57,000 on the amount voted last year.
