asked the Minister for Defence if he will pay weekly compensation to an ex-Army person (details supplied) in County Wexford who was involved in a serious accident in the Army in 1974, in view of the fact that the lump sum he received is proving to be insufficient.
Written Answers . - Accident to Ex-Soldier .
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: As stated in reply to a question by the Deputy on 8 December 1981, the person referred to was awarded a disability pension under the Army Pensions Acts in respect of the injury he sustained. He subsequently received a lump sum payment for the same injury, in settlement of a civil claim. The Army Pensions Acts provide that where compensation is received after the award of any such pension, the award may be reviewed and, having regard to the amount of such compensation, the pension may be either terminated or reduced. As the annual value of the compensation in this case, assessed on an actuarial basis, exceeded the appropriate rate of pension under the Army Pension Acts, payment of pension has been withheld. The question of resumption of payment will be considered if and when the annual rate of pension, appropriate to the degree of disablement, exceeds the annual value of the compensation awarded.