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Hi I recently sent a request to the PRONI Office regarding admission records to Middletown Convent, I knew I was under the 100yr rule for releasing documents, I have had them waived before when I requested my Grandma's Asylum records. I am 4yrs under the  100yrs.   The records have been found which is great but because we have no First Minister for Ireland and the Dept. Of Communities every request is on hold. This is what Proni replied to me. A search of relevant records held by PRONI has now been completed and I can confirm that we hold certain information in relation to your request.
However, I must inform you that although PRONI does hold the information which you requested, we will be unable to complete your request at the present time, in the absence of the ‘appropriate Northern Ireland Minister’, which is to say, the Minister for the Department for Communities

PRONI has been notified by the Information Commissioner’s Office that the Department for Communities does not have the authority to complete the necessary consultation process with the Responsible Authority for requests for transferred public records in the absence of a Minister, as required under section 15(5) and section 66(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. PRONI will therefore be temporarily suspending FOIA requests until a new Minister has been appointed.

 Hope this will soon be rectified, I am so excited to finally have tracked some documents down which will explain more of my Mum's story.

Thank you Regorian for continuing to look at this Hussar uniform I have looked at Bulgarian Romanian and Canadien Hussar uniform but the artists impressions are not very clear.On a lot of these images no  actual real soldiers in Hussar uniform when I google it. The Busby Plumes all appear quite long but the one on the photo is short in comparison. Thanks Anne

T1 and Regorian, thank you for your very interesting and informative replies not what I was expecting to hear. so it could be a German Hussar uniform or even a fancy dress. There are so many foreign Hussar regiments with similar looking uniforms. Not sure about it being fancy dress but the Victorians seemed to dress up a lot  in costumes for photographs. I don't think I will ever get to the bottom of who this is, unfortunately. anne

Thank you Jim you have been most helpful I shall go on the hunt for an expert  Anne

Aww thank you Jim for explaining the terminology that is most helpful.  Hope you don't mind me veering off my query but I could have done with your help a few years ago my dad sent for his records before he died and his record confused him and  he was angry about omissions in his record about  a mission his anti tank battery was sent on .