asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (1) whether his Department recently received through the Munster and Leinster Bank, Limited, an application by a resident of Portlaoighise, for permission to remit to a resident of New York, the equivalent of £14 0s. 0d. in dollars and if so, (2) on what date the application was received and if refused whether the documents accompanying it were returned to the Munster and Leinster Bank, Limited; (3) whether the application was renewed and, if so, when and how was it dealt with, and (4) whether in view of the fact that a similar amount has been remitted in previous years why a delay occurred in dealing with this application.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Remittance to United States.
The application referred to was received on 15th April, 1948, and following correspondence to obtain necessary information authority for the remittance was issued on 8th May, 1948. There was no undue delay in dealing with the matter.