asked the Minister for Defence how many service medals have been issued under the Military Service Pensions Acts in each year up to and including the year 1958; how many mints of the medals have been made; if he will state the date of, and the number issued under each mint; whether there are any outstanding applicants awaiting the issue of medals from a fresh mint, and, if so, when they will be supplied.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Issue of Service Medals.
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As the reply to the question is mainly statistical, I propose, a Cheann Comhairle, with your permission, to have it circulated with the Official Report.
The information required is as follows:—
It is assumed that the Deputy's question refers to 1916 medals and 1917-1921 medals. The number of such medals issued in each year since issues commenced in 1942 is as follows:—
1942, 2,617; 1943, 16,129; 1944, 4,022; 1945, 2,941; 1946, 1,686; 1947, 1,886; 1948, 4,543; 1949, 232; 1950, 2,904; 1951, 5,589; 1952, 6,019; 1953, 3,675; 1954, 964; 1955, 1,102; 1956, 955; 1957, 257; 1958, 1,883;
The total issue of medals is, therefore, 57,404, made up as follows:
|
1916 medal |
2,439 |
|
1917-1921 medal (with bar) |
14,898 |
|
1917-1921 medal |
40,067 |
Supplies of the 1916 medal have been manufactured on three occasions and of the 1917-1921 medal on ten occasions as follows, and have been issued except for a residue from the last supply shown below in each case:—
1916 Medal.
|
7th May, 1941 |
1,995 |
|
3rd March, 1943 |
250 |
|
11th January, 1952 |
200 |
1917-1921 Medal.
|
16th June, 1941 |
10,000 |
|
22nd October, 1942 |
15,000 |
|
26th October, 1945 |
3,000 |
|
28th May, 1947 |
4,500 |
|
10th March, 1949 |
1,500 |
|
7th November, 1949 |
3,000 |
|
16th June, 1950 |
5,000 |
|
10th November, 1951 |
6,000 |
|
17th June, 1953 |
6,700 |
|
3rd October, 1957 |
2,500 |
No person to whom a medal has been awarded is awaiting one because of the non-availability of supplies. Sufficient stocks of the medals are held to meet forseeable requirements for some time to come.