Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 December 2004
189 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of community employment scheme participants who have been employed by the same employer for 104 weeks or more and have had their contract terminated due to redundancy arising from the withdrawal of a community employment place; the number of these participants who have been paid their entitlements to statutory redundancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33000/04]
View answerI am informed by FÁS that the information being sought could not be collated in the time available. When it comes to hand I shall communicate with the Deputy.
190 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason persons (details supplied) in County Cork, who were employed in a community employment scheme, paid a class A PRSI contribution, worked for more than 104 weeks for the same employer and had their contracts terminated due to the withdrawal of the community employment places, were not paid redundancy under the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33001/04]
View answerI am informed by FÁS that the persons to whom the Deputy refers were replaced on the expiry of their employment with Cork City VEC. The legal advice available is that redundancy does not arise in such a situation.
