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APPENDIX XIII.

DEFENCE PAYMENTS CHARGED TO SUBHEAD U.

Cléireach,

An Coiste um Chuntais Phoiblí.

At the proceedings of the Committee of Public Accounts on the 11th July, 1957, I undertook to furnish particulars of the payments charged to Subhead “U” (Compensation) of the Vote for Defence in the financial year 1955/56.

Two Schedules are attached giving particulars of cases where the amount paid was £50 or over. Schedule A relates to traffic accidents and Schedule B to other compensation claims.

The items scheduled total £9,724 and the balance, £1,277 is made up of 52 traffic accident claims and 44 other claims under £50 each.

	(Signed) PEADAR MAC MATHGHAMHNA,
	Rúnaí,
13 Lúnasa, 1957.	Roinn Cosanta.

SCHEDULE A—TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

Compensation of £50 or over charged to Subhead “U” of the Vote for Defence in the financial year 1955/56.

Ref. No.	Brief Particulars	Amount of compensation paid and Costs
3/20438	Injury to an Army Nurse when the Ambulance in which she was travelling skidded and overturned.	Ex-gratia payment of £125 and £18 18s. costs.
3/18380	A Scout Car got out of control and injured a pedestrian.	£471 12s. compensation with £63 costs.
3/20891	An Army Lorry collided with a pedal cyclist.	£350 compensation and £234 16s. 3d. taxed costs.
3/4292	A collision between an Army Lorry and a pedal cyclist.	Ex-gratia payment of £1,115 2s. 6d. Refund of Sickness and Disablement Benefit to Department of Social Welfare, £44 17s. 6d.
3/12014	An Army Lorry collided with a Civilian Motor Car (£858 5s. 4d. damages awarded—£548 6s. 4d. had been lodged in Court with the Defence).	£309 19s. balance of compensation and £457 16s. 10d. taxed costs.
3/22046	Damage to an E.S.B. section pillar by a Bren-gun Carrier.	£150 5s. 2d. compensation.
3/20222	As a result of a collision between an Army Lorry and a Civilian Motor Van, a boy pedestrian was injured by the Army vehicle.	£1,756 compensation and £98 19s. 4d. costs.
3/21630	An armoured Fighting Vehicle collided with a Civilian Motor Car.	Compensation £102 1s. 6d. (£33 15s. 9d. was received from an Insurance Co. on foot of a Halving Agreement)
3/21374	An Army Lorry collided with a Civilian Motor Car.	£85 19s. was paid to the insurers of the car on foot of a Halving Agreement.
3/19786	An Army Lorry collided with a pedal cyclist.	£506 compensation and £52 10s. costs.
3/22198	A collision between an Army Van and a pedal cyclist.	£100 2s. 6d. compensation.
3/21802	An Army Motor Cycle got out of control and collided with a boy standing on the foot-path.	£131 6s. compensation.
3/24506	An Army Quadant collided with a Civilian Motor Car	£70 5s. 6d. compensation and £9 9s. costs.
3/23328	A collision between an Army Ambulance and a pedal cyclist.	£101 14s. 6d. compensation and £12 12s. costs.
3/17404	An Army Station Wagon collided with a Civilian Motor Car.	£57 6s. 7d. paid to an Insurance Co. on foot of a Halving Agreement.
3/23320	A collision between a Scout Car and a Civilian Motor Car.	£100 compensation and £8 8s. costs.
3/23539	An Army Horse Box collided with a Civilian Motor Car.	£67 19s. compensation and £6 6s. costs.
3/20435	An Army Station Wagon collided with a Civilian Motor Car.	£188 10s. compensation.
3/14136	A collision between an Army Station Wagon and a Civilian Motor Car.	£1,300 compensation and £541 7s. 8d. taxed costs.
	Total amount paid:	£8,638 3s. 10d.

SCHEDULE B—COMPENSATION CLAIMS OTHER THAN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

Compensation of £50 or over charged to Subhead “U” of the Vote for Defence in the financial year 1955/56.

File No.	Particulars	Amount of Compensation
		£	s.	d.
2/78921	Compensation for damage to premises while in occupation by F. C. A. personnel.	350	0	0
2/78921	Compensation for damage to premises while in occupation by F. C. A. personnel.	189	4	8
2/98637	Compensation for damage to premises while in occupation by F.C.A. personnel.	121	3	0
F.C.A./47	Compensation covering the year 1st April, 1955 to 31st March, 1956, to a member of the F.C.A. injured on duty.	64	5	4
F.C.A./102	Compensation covering the period 1st March, 1952 to 31st March, 1955, to a member of the F.C.A. who was injured on training.	211	5	9
3/20165	Compensation to owner for land used as a rifile range for the years 1950 to 1954 inclusive. Total:	150	0	0
	Total:	£1,085	18	9