§ 81. Mr. ORMSBY-GOREasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the court of appeal to which claimants for compensation for damage to property are entitled to appeal from decisions of the county courts under the Property Losses Compensation (Ireland) Act, 1923, has yet been established, and when appeals can be lodged; whether a committee has been established by the Government of the Free State to examine and advise upon post-truce claims for personal injury; and when it is anticipated that the work of the Wood-Renton Commission will be complete?
Mr. THOMASIn reply to the first part of the question, I am advised that, until the Judiciary Bill now before the Parliament of the Irish Free State becomes law, the existing courts remain in being, and that appeals from decisions of the county courts should, therefore, be made in the manner provided in the Criminal Injuries Acts. The answer to the second part of the question is in the affirmative. I regret that I am not yet in a position to reply definitely to the last part of the question.