asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs what compensation, if any, has been paid by his Department to a person (name supplied) who was injured when the Dublin-Kells mail car he was driving was hi-jacked in May, 1971; and what arrangements are made for the compensation of such drivers who drive vans hired by his Department to carry mail.
Written Answers. - Dublin-Kells Mail Car.
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No compensation has been paid by the Department. Liability for the insurance against occupational injury of a person employed in the operation of a mail contract devolves on the contractor.