asked the Minister for Defence if he will state the number of pensions under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934, awarded to date according to the grades of rank of the recipients and the average amount of pensions awarded in respect of each grade of rank in County Galway, also the number of applications received for pensions in County Galway.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Military Service Pensions.
The reply is in tabular form and will be circulated in the Official Report.
Following is the reply:
Statement showing the total number of pensions awarded to date in County Galway under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1934, according to the grades of rank of the recipients and the average amount in each grade of such pensions.
|
Grade |
No. of Pensions |
Total Amount of Pensions |
Average Amount of Pensions in each Grade |
||||
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
£ |
s. |
d. |
||
|
A. |
1 |
114 |
12 |
6 |
114 |
12 |
6 |
|
B. |
2 |
295 |
0 |
0 |
147 |
10 |
0 |
|
C. |
4 |
437 |
13 |
7 |
109 |
8 |
5 |
|
D. |
7 |
376 |
13 |
4 |
53 |
16 |
2 |
|
E. |
5 |
129 |
0 |
7 |
25 |
16 |
1 |
|
TOTALS |
19 |
£1,353 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
4 |
2 |
Owing to the large number of applications received under the Act, it is not practicable to state the number of such applicants who reside in County Galway.