asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the estimated weekly contributions which (a) employers and (b) employees will be required to pay towards the cost of redundancy payments; and whether the State will contribute towards the cost of redundancy payments where redundancy arises as a consequence of direct State action in negotiating altered international trading arrangements.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Redundancy Payments.
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It is not possible at this stage to give the estimates asked for by the Deputy in the first part of his question. It is not envisaged that the State should contribute towards the cost of redundancy payments.