§ Mr. KELLYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he is prepared to arrange for ex-service men temporarily employed in the reserved services in Southern Ireland who become redundant to be transferred to positions in the Irish Land Trust?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEAppointments to positions under the Irish Land Trust rest with the trustees, but I understand that it is their settled policy to employ ex-service men, subject of course to the possession of the necessary skill 911W and experience, whenever possible, and that transfers will be considered in the event of positions being vacant in the Trust.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of persons employed in the office of the Land Trust, Dublin; how many of them are in receipt of pensions for previous civilian service; and how many of them served with the armed forces during the War?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe number of male staff employed by the Trust in the Dublin office is 29, of whom four are in receipt of pensions for previous civilian service. Twenty-four served with the armed forces during the War.