Job Losses.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008

Thursday, 10 July 2008

Questions (310)

Olwyn Enright

Question:

309 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of the 2008 budgetary allocation under benefits redundancy and insolvency payments spent by 1 July 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28931/08]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Deputy Billy Kelleher)

From a budget allocation of €234m for Redundancy Payments in 2008, a provisional figure of €80, 484.868.76 was expended for the year to 30 June 2008.

The budget allocation for Insolvency Payments for 2008 is €10m. The provisional expenditure figure for the year to 30 June 2008 is €4,634,287.31.