§ MR. HORACE PLUNKETT (Dublin Co., S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the refusal of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to accede to the petition of Thomas Rooney, late attendant in the Central Criminal Asylum, Dundrum, County Dublin, setting forth that after 27 years' service he 1041 had retired upon a pension, and praying that on account of the severe injuries which he had received in the discharge of his duty, and which had incapacitated him from earning his livelihood, his superannuation allowance might be increased; and whether he would state the grounds upon which the decision of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury was arrived at?
§ SIR J. T. HIBBERTThe injuries referred to were received 19 years ago, and 13 years ago respectively. They have not since interfered with the man's ability to perform his duties, and the heart disease for which he is now retired is not attributable to them. He has been awarded the full rate of pension earned by his length of service, and the Treasury does not consider that there are grounds for any increase.