Redundancy Payments.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 February 2010

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Questions (106)

Thomas Byrne

Question:

171 Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the redundancy payment a person (details supplied) in County Meath will be entitled to since they were made redundant in April 2009. [5432/10]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Deputy Dara Calleary)

My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF — rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation.

I can confirm that my Department received a lump sum claim on 29 April, 2009 in respect of this individual. I understand that an enquiry raised by my Department in relation to this claim has now been resolved and that payment is expected to issue to the individual within the next two weeks.