§ MR. P. MEEHAN (Queen's County, Leix)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in computing the annual value of small holdings in Ireland for the purposes of old-age pensions, allowance may be made for the actual and necessary sums expended for labour; and whether, when a claimant incapable of manual labour finds it cheaper or more convenient to maintain a child of his at home for the purpose of labouring on the holding, allowance may be made for the child's maintenance in computing the value of the holding of the parent.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The Answer to the first Question is in the affirmative. The Answer to the second Question would depend upon the precise facts of the case, and the decision would rest with the pension committee, subject to appeal to the Local Government Board.