§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, since the Agricultural Department state that the Catholic clerk transferred from the veterinary to the fisheries branch did not suffer diminution of income, he will explain why this gentleman is now restricted to a class salary of £95, whereas he formerly received approximately £15 extra for acting as clerk in waiting.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) Overtime earnings are not recognised as a regular part of official income, and no individual clerk has any vested right to be employed on overtime duty.