§ MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN (Kilkenny)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what is the amount of pension to which a sergeant and a head constable of the Royal Irish Constabulary are respectively entitled to on retirement after 21, 30, and 40 years' service?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURHead constables and sergeants are entitled to pensions of 22/50ths of their pay after 21 years' service, and to ⅔rds of their pay after 30 years' service. There is no increase in the pension rate beyond ⅔rds except in the cases of a few men who were appointed to the force before the 10th August 1866.