asked the Minister for Defence if he will state the number of applications for special allowances submitted since June, 1954, the number decided, and the number awaiting decision; further, if he will state the reason for the delay in arriving at decisions in the undecided cases.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Special Allowances Applications.
The information requested by the Deputy is as follows:—
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1. Number of applications for special allowances received from the 1st June, 1954, to 29th February, 1956 |
2,991 |
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2. Number of those applications in which a decision has been reached |
1,654 |
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3. Number of those applications awaiting decision |
1,337 |
There is not any avoidable delay in dealing with the cases in which a decision has not been reached. The entire number, viz., 1,337, are at various stages of investigation and everything is being done that can be done to bring them to a conclusion.