Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 November 2010
297 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the reason redundancy payment has not been paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42143/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social Protection. 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 wish to advise the Deputy that on the basis of valid claims entered in the Redundancy Payments System in my Department, there is no record of a redundancy claim having been received in respect of the individual in question. The time limit for an employee to make application for a redundancy payment or to make a claim to the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) in a situation where the employer disputes payment of redundancy is 52 weeks of ceasing employment However, the EAT has the power to extend the deadline from 52 weeks to 104 weeks if satisfied that the delay by the employee in making the claim arose through reasonable cause. An application form "T1-A" may be used to make direct claims to the Employment Appeals Tribunal. This form is available on the EAT's website at www.eatribunal.ie .
