asked the President whether, arising out of the reference by the Minister for Finance to the independence of the Shaw Commission, the Government has any power on appeal by an aggrieved citizen of the Saorstát to call for reconsideration of a claim.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - APPEALS AGAINST SHAW COMMISSION AWARDS.
The Compensation (Ireland) Commission was set up by agreement between the British Government and the Irish Government "to determine what compensation ought in reason and fairness to be paid.” The Commission consists of representatives of both Governments and its impartiality cannot be impugned. The only cases in which representations could conceivably be made in respect of awards by the Commission are cases where material additional evidence has become available subsequent to the making of the award.