§ Sir M. DOCKRELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if the revised pension to be paid to members of the Royal Irish Constabulary who were serving on the 1st April, 1919, and were compulsorily retired in consequence of their having reached the age of 60 and of having completed 40 years' service have not yet been fixed, although attention was called to the fact that the Royal Irish Constabularly Pensions (Interim) Order, 1920, which was issued on the 15th May last, did not cover these cases, no steps having been taken to amend that Order; has the Inspector-General of Constabularly recommended that that Order should be so amended as to include these cases; and is there any reason why there should be further delay in fixing the pensions in these cases and in having arrears of pensions paid?
1035WSir H. GREENWOOD: Steps are at present being taken to amend the Royal Irish Constabulary Pensions (Interim) Order, 1920, so as to enable revised pensions to be fixed in the cases referred to by the hon. Member, and it is expected that the matter will be settled at an early date.