asked the Minister for Defence whether he will state why the claim of Mrs. Kate Lennox, of 4 Mill Road, Mullingar, under the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 and 1927, has been disallowed.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Army Pension Claim.
The claim of Mrs. Lennox was disallowed as her husband's death was due to disease not attributable to service in the Forces during the statutory period from the 1st April, 1922, to the 30th September, 1924.
Is the Minister aware that this man contracted consumption in the service; furthermore, that he died on 2nd April, 1924, and was discharged on the 3rd April, 1924—discharged a day after his death? In view of these circumstances, will the Minister have the matter re-investigated?
I have had it investigated by the Medical Board, and they report that the disease was not attributable to service.
In view of the fact that this man died on 2nd April, 1924, and was discharged on 3rd April, 1924, will the Minister have the case re-investigated? I have the death certificate and the discharge certificate here.
Is the Deputy protesting that this man was given a day's pay which he did not earn?
The Deputy is pointing out the callousness of the authorities in the matter.
And the flippancy of the Minister.
A Medical Board sat and went into this case. The Board reported that this man's disease was not attributable to service. In face of these facts, so far as I could hear him, the Deputy says that the disease was attributable to service. If the Deputy has any evidence that was not before the Medical Board he can forward it to me. Otherwise I do not see that there is any case to put before them.
Is it the usual procedure in the Army of Saorstát Eireann to discharge a man the day after his death?