Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2013
218. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 has not been awarded their full redundancy despite the relevant forms being submitted on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42070/13]
View answerThe redundancy arrangements for Special Needs Assistants were agreed at a national level in 2006. The details and the rules in relation to these arrangements are outlined in my Department's Circular 58/2006. The deadline for receipt of applications for redundancy under this Circular is 52 weeks from the date of termination of the SNA's post.
The post referred to by the Deputy was lost from the school's allocation of SNA resources at the end of the 2008/2009 school year. As a result, the SNA's post was terminated with effect from 31st August 2009. An application for a redundancy payment was received by my Department on Monday 6th September 2010. The application was refused on the basis that it was received later than 52 weeks after the date that the employment was terminated. A letter of refusal was issued directly to the SNA referred to by the Deputy on the same day, i.e. 6th September 2010.
Following correspondence from both the SNA and the Board of Management of the school in September 2013 in relation to this decision, an official of my Department has been in contact with both parties and is awaiting clarification from the SNA in order that a decision can be made as to whether the SNA has an entitlement to a statutory redundancy payment calculated under the terms of the Redundancy Payments Acts.
