asked the Minister for Defence whether he received from Mr. Seamus O Tuama (Reference Number C.25036/A.1) on April 1st a detailed statement of the military services rendered by him during the period commencing on 1st April, 1920, and ending on July 11th, 1921; whether this man's appeal has been considered and, if so, whether he is now in a position to say when the decision in regard to it will be promulgated.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Military Service Pension Claim.
A detailed statement of the military services rendered by Seamus O Tuama, Grenagh, Blarney, County Cork, in 1920-21 was furnished to the referee in April last in support of Mr. O Tuama's appeal against the finding of the referee that he is not a person to whom the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934, applies.
Mr. O Tuama's appeal is under consideration, and in that connection he attended for oral examination on the 1st inst. It is not possible to state definitely when the referee will be in a position to give his decision on the appeal.