I beg to move:—
"That the Seanad hereby approves of the Gárda Síochána Pensions Order, 1925, made on the 19th day of October, 1925, by the Minister for Justice, with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, under Section 8 of the Gárda Síochána Act, 1924, and Section 13 of the Police Forces Amalgamation Act, 1925, and laid before the Seanad on the 9th day of December, 1925."
This is a purely formal matter. I think the members of the Seanad have probably read the Order already. It is a continuation of the Order made last year fixing the pensions payable to members of the Gárda Síochána. Senators will probably remember that the pensions were fixed to be payable after fifteen years' service subject to good behaviour and so forth and that the Order did not apply to members of the old D.M.P. who joined the Gárda because they had a pension scheme of their own. Then there were various other regulations. For instance, officers of this Force were entitled to get pensions when they reached 60 years of age provided they rendered good service. Then if any member of the Force joined another Police Force he forfeited his right to a pension as a member of this force. I think the Seanad might safely agree with this resolution.