Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 23 Jul 1946

Vol. 102 No. 9

Courts of Justice (District Court) Bill, 1946—From the Seanad.

The Dáil went into Committee to consider amendments from the Seanad.

Minister for Justice (Mr. Boland)

I move that the Committee agree with the Seanad in amendment No I:—

Section 19: At the end of the section the following new sub-section inserted:—

(3) Whenever a justice is removed from office on account of incapacity, he shall be deemed for the purposes of pension to have vacated his office owing to permanent infirmity.

This is a provision that was contained in Section 49 of the 1936 Act and when that Act was repealed we neglected to make provision for the case covered in the amendment. I rectified that by bringing in the amendment in the Seanad.

Mr. Cosgrave

Has the Minister made any headway in regard to the question of the rate of pensions for justices?

Mr. Boland

That is a different matter. I did not do anything about that. This is merely to provide——

Mr. Cosgrave

I know what it is meant to provide. The Minister has not considered the other question?

Mr. Boland

I considered it. I did not do anything about it. I could not do anything about it.

Question put and agreed to.

Agreement with Seanad amendment reported and agreed to.

Ordered: That the Seanad be notified accordingly.