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Redundancy Rebates

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 January 2014

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Questions (327)

Jim Daly

Question:

327. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid to employees who worked in the small and medium enterprise sector under RP50 redundancy payments, including both the employers contribution and the rebate from the State, as a combined total for each of the past seven years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2328/14]

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Expenditure on the redundancy payments scheme over the seven years 2007 to 2013 inclusive is set out in the table.

Expenditure on Statutory Redundancy Payments

Year

Rebates to Employers

(€ million)

Lump sums to employees

(€ million)

Total

(€ million)

2013 (provisional)

49.5

76.6

126.1

2012

167.4

134.3

301.7

2011

185.3

126.7

311.96

2010

373.2

96.77

469.97

2009

247.9

87.96

335.86

2008

161.8

31.91

193.71

2007

167.4

15.93

183.33

All of this expenditure is from the Social Insurance Fund. It is not possible to determine what proportion of this expenditure relates to redundancies in the small to medium enterprise sector.

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