194 Mr. O'Leary asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he will award a disability pension to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is in receipt of an invalidity pension from the Department of Social Welfare following an injury he received while working with the Office of Public Works in Ross Castle, Killarney, and having regard to representations made to him by Deputy O'Leary. [21855/96]

There are provisions under the pension scheme for State industrial employees for payment of preserved pension to former employees on grounds of ill-health before normal retiring age. However, the person concerned has not made any claim for pension under this provision.