Vol. 560 No. 3
183 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has received all severance money due to them from their employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2292/03]
My Department has not yet received an application from the employer for any statutory redundancy lump sum entitlement under the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2001, or for entitlements under the insolvency payments scheme under the Protection of Employees (Employers Insolvency) Acts 1984 to 2001. In the event of such an application being made, it will be processed as expeditiously as possible.
From checking with the records of the Department of Social and Family Affairs it appears that the person in question has the necessary two years' minimum service with the company in question to qualify for a statutory redundancy payment. In the first instance, it is up to the company itself to pay the redundancy lump sum provided the employee fulfils all the relevant criteria, for example, was made redundant or was in employment which was fully insurable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Acts, except in the case of part-time employees. The role of my Department is to pay a 60% rebate to employers who have paid statutory redundancy to their employees. If the company is unable to pay the statutory lump sum, which is free of taxation, my Department will arrange to pay it in full from the social insurance fund.
