asked the Minister for Finance whether he will state when it is intended to repay the following subscribers to the Internal Loan of Dáil Eireann:—Robert Beechinor, Farrangalway, Kinsale, Co. Cork, £50; James O'Driscoll, Camus West, Castlefreke, Clonakilty, £5; Mrs. Mary Callan, Kilkern, Castlefreke, Clonakilty, £5; Patrick E. O'Brien, Clasharusheen, Clonakilty, £5; John McCarthy, Fornaught, Rinneen, Skibbereen, £1.
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asked the Minister for Finance whether he will state why the subscriptions to the Dáil Internal Loan of 1919-20 of the following persons have not been refunded:—Mrs. Thomas O'Neill, Shananah House, Ballineen, Co. Cork, £15; Miss E. O'Keeffe, Inchafune, Ballineen, £1 (late The Presbytery, Spring Hill. Glanmire, Cork); Con Sullivan, Ferlihanes, Rossmore, Ballineen, £3; Mrs. Daniel Donovan, Inchafune, Ballineen, £1; Mrs. Ellen Donovan, Currabeg, Ballineen, £2; Michael O'Donoghue, Ferlihanes, Rossmore, Ballineen, £20; John Coakley, Thoams, Dunmanway, £2; Mrs. B. Keane, Drominedy, South Drinagh, Dunmanway, £1; Mrs. Johanna O'Neill, Cashilisky, Clonakilty, £2 (Rep. of Felix O'Neill); Andrew O'Donovan, Drimoleague, £3; Daniel Santry, Carrihevern, Lislevane, Timoleague, £1; and Mrs. Mary Murphy, Currahoo, Ballinspittle, Kinsale, £4.
asked the Minister for Finance whether he will state when it is intended to issue Savings Certificates to the following investors in the Dáil Eireann (Internal) Loan of 1919-20:—Patrick O'Neill, Keamnalicka, Waterfall, Bantry, Co. Cork, £2; Jeremiah Crowley, Glounbrack, Reenascreena, Rosscarbery, £2; Denis Sullivan, Binnybeg, Kealkil, Bantry, £3; Thomas Hayes, Dunbeacon, Durris, Bantry, £3; Frank Fehily, Reavilleen, Rosscarbery, £3; John P. Collins, Counkilla, Drimoleague, £1; Bessie Murnane, Reavouler, Drinagh, Dunmanway, £3; Jeremiah O'Donovan, Behagh, Dunmanway, £5; Timothy O'Donovan, Lower Thoams, Dunmanway, £3; Denis MacCarthy, Argehane, Timoleague, £3; Timothy Dwyer, Shandrum, Drinagh, Dunmanway, £2; Mrs. C.P. Donovan, Drominedy, Drinagh, Dunmanway, £5; Michael O'Sullivan, Cappagh, Kinsale, £1; and Charles O'Sullivan, Ballymackean, Old Head of Kinsale, £5.
The investigations which would be necessary to enable me to reply fully to these three questions would involve an amount of time and labour on the part of the staff of my Department which I do not consider would be justified. I have stated on many occasions that applications for repayment in respect of subscriptions to the Dáil Eireann (Internal) Loan are being dealt with as expeditiously as possible and the Deputy will realise that the collection of information regarding the large number of cases referred to by him would retard the process of repayment considerably.
In the debate of 22nd June last on the subject of the repayment of this loan I mentioned that I thought inquiries by Deputies should be confined to ascertaining the progress made towards authorising repayment in individual cases which by reason of hardship or exceptional circumstances appear to merit special investigation.