asked the Minister for Finance if he will state how many retirements under Clause X of the Treaty are now pending awaiting the decision of the appeal to the Privy Council in the "Wigg and Cochrane" case, and how many from each State Department, specifying same; what is the date of the earliest application for retirement now pending; how many applications were received in 1924 and 1925, respectively; whether he can say when the next sitting of the Civil Service Compensation Committee will take place, and when a successor will be appointed to replace the Hon. Mr. Justice Wylie, who resigned the Chairmanship thereof in June, 1924.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - RETIREMENTS UNDER TREATY.
The number of applications under Article X of the Treaty now pending is 284, distributed among Departments as follows:—
|
Department. |
|
|
Post Office |
197 |
|
Land Commission |
14 |
|
Prisons |
13 |
|
Courts |
9 |
|
National Health Insurance Commission |
8 |
|
Lands and Agriculture |
8 |
|
Education |
7 |
|
Industry and Commerce |
7 |
|
Revenue |
4 |
|
Local Government and Public Health |
4 |
|
Ordnance Survey |
3 |
|
Valuation Office |
2 |
|
Land Registry |
2 |
|
Dundrum Asylum |
2 |
|
Public Works |
2 |
|
Army Finance Office |
1 |
|
Quit Rent Office |
1 |
|
Total |
284 |
Of this number 166 were received in 1924, and 109 in 1925. The earliest application pending is dated 25th August, 1923.
As regards the concluding part of the question, I can only refer the Deputy to the statement I made to the House on this subject on the 19th June last.