Vol. 469 No. 6
197 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons in receipt of IRA military service pensions, special allowances, War of Independence pensions, allowances for widows and other such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17958/96]
The information requested is as follows:-
|
Type of pension allowance |
Number of recipients as on 30 September 1996 |
|
Military service pension |
57 |
|
Special allowance under the Army Pensions Acts |
153 |
|
Allowance for spouses of deceased military service pensioners |
1,213 |
|
Allowance for spouses of other deceased Veterans |
1,771 |
|
Total |
3,194 |
