asked the Minister for Finance whether he will state the reason why the compensation for amounts of £2,100 and £700 awarded by Judge McElligott, Court Judge for Limerick, on the 17th July, 1925, to John Bacon, of Glenbrohane, Co. Limerick, in respect of injuries to his licensed premises at Glenbrohane by Black and Tans and others during the period known as the Anglo-Irish war, and injuries to the said premises during the civil war, have not been paid.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - DAMAGE TO LICENSED PREMISES.
The only claim which can be traced in my Department from Mr. Bacon is one for £4,000 lodged under the Damage to Property (Compensation) Act, 1923, for the alleged commandeering of shop goods between July, 1921, and April, 1923. On foot of this claim, a Report dated 18th July, 1925, recommending the payment of £2,125 was made in respect of goods alleged to have been commandeered between March, 1922, and April, 1923. From inquiries made, I was not satisfied that the goods were taken without the consent of the applicant, and I am, accordingly, unable to make any payment on foot of the Report.