§ MR. HEALYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is the case that, while the officers of English district lunatic asy- 698 lums may after fifteen years' service be awarded a pension or superannuation allowance amounting to two-thirds of the amount of their salaries and of the annual value of their allowances, apartments, &c, the officers of Irish district lunatic asylums, whose salaries are much smaller, can after twenty years' service be awarded as a superannuation allowance only one-third of the amount of their salaries alone; whether, if this be so, there exists any sufficient reason for such a distinction between the two Countries; and, whether the Government intend to place Irish asylum officers on a footing of equality with their English fellows?
§ MR. TREVELYANThe facts appear to be stated with accuracy in the Question of the hon. Member. The superannuation allowances of these officers are regulated by Statute. In the case of the officers of the Irish district lunatic asylums the principles laid down by the Superannuation Act of 1859 have been adopted; and it is not proposed to introduce any fresh legislation on the subject.