§ 61. Colonel GRETTONasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that, since the termination of the agreement between the British Government and the Irish Free State in July, 1923, soldiers returning to the Irish Free State on their discharge from the Colours are no longer allowed to draw 90 days' unemployment benefit as would be the case if their homes were in Great Britain or Northern 1410 Ireland; if he is aware that much hardship is entailed by this deprivation of unemployment benefit; and if he will examine this case in order that soldiers returning to the Irish Free State on the termination of their Colour service may not be in a worse position than others similarly discharged?
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The matter is one of considerable difficulty, but I will see whether there is any practicable way of dealing with it.