Tugann Alt I den Bhille seo udarás reachtúil do'n mhéadú de 5% i bpinsin sheirbhíse agus i bpinsin mhithreora faoi na hAchtanna um na Connaught Rangers (Pinsin) 1936 go 1960 go bhfuil éifeacht air ón lú lúnasa, 1960, agus atá a íoc ón lá sin i leith ar údarás Meastacháin Bhreise le haghaidh pinsean a ritheadh i nDáil Éireann ar an 20 Iúil, 1960.
Sé an céatadán seo an céatadán atá iomchuí de réir scála na méaduithe le haghaidh pinsinéiri seirbhíse míleata a údaraíodh ag an Aire Airgeadais, ina Ráiteas ar an gCáinaisnéis in Aibreán, 1960.
Tá foráil in Alt 2 den Bhille a údaraíonn aisiriú phinsin a chulghairmeadh fe Alt 16 den Acht Um Na Connaught Rangers (Pinsin) 1936 i gcás phinsinéir a daoradh chun priosúntachta ar feadh son teárma is sia ná trí mhí, iar chiontu i gcoir. Ceadaíonn códanna phinsean eile pinsin a chulghairmeadh ins na toscaí sin a aisiriú ach ní raibh gá go dtí seo pinsean Connaught Rangers d'aisiriú. Tá mé tar éis cás den chineál seo a thabhairt fé ndeara le déanaí agus is féidir liom déileáil leis faoin bhforáil seo.
Mura mian le haon Seanadóir tagairt a dhéanamh do phointe áirithe, ni dóigh liom gur gá a thuilleadh a rá i dtaobh an Bhille.
Section I gives statutory authority for the 5% increase in service peasions and disability pensions under the Connaught Rangers (Pensions) Acts, 1936 to 1960, which became effective from 1st August, 1960, and is being paid since that date on the authority of a Supplementary Estimate for pensions passed in Dáil Éireann on 20th July, 1960. The percentage is that appropriate in accordance with the scale of increases for military service pensioners authorised by the Minister for Finance in his Budget Statement of April, 1960.
Section 2 contains a provision to give authority to restore a pension which has been forfeited under Section 16 of the Connaught Rangers (Pensions) Act, 1936, in a case where a pensioner, convicted of a crime, has been sentenced to a term of more than three months' imprisonment. The power to restore pensions forfeited in such circumstances is contained in other pension codes but the occasion for the restoration of a Connaught Rangers pension has not hitherto arisen. Such a case has now, however, come to my attention and this provision will enable me to deal with it.
I do not think that the Bill calls for further comment, unless any Senator wishes to raise a point.