Redundancy Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 April 2014

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Questions (313, 350, 351)

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

313. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be advanced the funds owed to them for the enhanced redundancy scheme from mid-west Cavan community employment scheme; if she will confirm that the distribution of funds owed arising from their enhanced redundancy from mid-west Cavan community employment scheme comes through Pobal; if she will confirm when this payment that is lawfully owed to them will be provided; and if she will confirm whether it is the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation that is ultimately responsible for the distribution of the necessary funds for the enhanced redundancy to be paid out for this scheme. [17705/14]

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

350. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will correct the record that a person (details supplied) was not in fact dismissed, as detailed in the Labour Court recommendation, reference CD/04/599, which was delivered on 24 April 2006, as this has caused the person significant distress; if she will provide the information her Department received to suggest the person had been dismissed; if she will confirm that the payment owed to the person arises from enhanced redundancy from mid-west Cavan community employment scheme and will be distributed by FÁS; if she will confirm whether it is her Department that is ultimately responsible for the distribution of the necessary funds for the enhanced redundancy to be paid out for this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17707/14]

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

351. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail whether the payment owed to a person (details supplied) in County Cavan arising from the person's enhanced redundancy from mid-west Cavan community employment scheme willl be distributed by FÁS; if she will confirm when this payment that is lawfully owed to the person will be provided; if she will confirm whether it is the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation that is ultimately responsible for the distribution of the necessary funds for the enhanced redundancy to be paid out for this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17708/14]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

I propose to take Questions Nos. 313, 350 and 351 together.

Funding has been allocated for enhanced redundancy of community employment scheme supervisors in the past. To be considered an application for enhanced redundancy must first be made by the employer, Mid-West Cavan Community Employment Project. In this case, no application has been received by this Department from this employer to date.

The circumstances of termination of employment are a matter between the employee and the employer who in this case is Mid-West Cavan Community Employment Project.