§ Mr. MacNEILLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he can give any information in relation to the claim for an old age pension of Bridget Cassidy, Hillhead, Ardara, county Donegal, who made application in the usual way, and was informed that she would get 5s. weekly, as per form 4a, dated 31st December, 1908, Glenties sub-committee, but has not since heard anything about the pension nor received any sum whatever thereunder; and, if an appeal has been taken in her case, why has the result of that appeal not been communicated to her, and why for a period of six months has this woman, having been awarded a pension, received nothing and not been given any information whatever on the matter?
§ Mr. BIRRELLAn appeal having been made by the pension officer against the Committee's decision of 28th January last on a question raised by him, the Local 1389W Government Board, after communicating with Miss Cassidy, determined on 2nd April that she was not entitled to any pension, on the ground that evidence had not been produced to show that she had reached the statutory age. This decision was communicated to the Glenties No. 1 pension sub-committee on 3rd April, and it then devolved upon the Committee to inform Miss Cassidy of the result.