I am glad that the Minister has brought in this Bill. What I feel about it is that it is a pity that the Bill was not more comprehensive in its scope so as to cover other persons very similarly placed. This country owes a duty to itself to see that the widows and the children of persons who laid down their lives for the country are reasonably looked after. That is why I would have liked if the Bill, instead of being limited to one individual, were wider in its scope. I am sure it is only necessary to mention to the Minister, in that connection, that it is time a more comprehensive measure was introduced that would make provision for the widows and the children of the persons I have mentioned.
There is some provision in another Bill for widows of the men who signed the Proclamation of 1916 and who were executed. There is a general feeling that that Bill should be extended to cover the children of those persons, and I would avail of this opportunity to press on the Minister the necessity for bringing in a more comprehensive Bill of the scope I have mentioned that will make proper provision for those particular people.
Question agreed to.
Agreed to take remaining stages to-day.