§ MR. J. P. NANNETTI (Dublin, College Green)To ask the Postmaster-General if his attention has been called to the case of the sorter, Mr. Carmody, of the Mount Pleasant parcel office, whose pay was stopped for ten days in June, 1905, notwithstanding he was certified unfit for duty by the official medical officer for Limerick, and who has been further punished by having his increment deferred during the present year; and whether he will inquire into the merits of his case.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) I have already personally investigated the case of Mr. Carmody, and I am satisfied that his absence from duty in June, 1905, was not properly covered by medical certificate. Sick pay could not therefore be allowed to him. It was necessary to defer his increment, which otherwise would have accrued in April last, until a certificate of twelve months approved service could be given. This certificate I am glad to learn was given on July 1st, and in that case the increment will be allowed from that date.