asked the Minister for Local Government and Public Health if he will state explicitly what was wrong with the evidence submitted as to age in the claim of Mrs. Mary Behan, of Tyrrellspass, Mullingar, to the old age pension.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Old Age Pension Claim.
Two appeals have been received in this case on the ground of insufficient evidence of age. The claimant, who stated she was born in February, 1857, did not, however, furnish a birth or baptismal certificate, or any other similar definite evidence of her age, and the statutory declarations from three neighbours were not considered sufficient to warrant the allowance of a pension.