Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 October 2012
140. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the ongoing difficulty that workers are having in securing their holiday entitlements from the administrator (details supplied) if she will intervene and resolve the issue as a matter of urgency. [43661/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraOn 27 June 2011 the High Court in the UK appointed joint administrators to the company to which the Deputy refers. Subsequently, in May 2012, liquidators were appointed. Another organisation, also UK based, has been appointed to act as an agent with respect to submitting claims under the insolvency payments scheme.
To date, insolvency claims have been paid in respect of 83 former employees of the company concerned. These represent all of the claims that have been correctly submitted under the scheme to date.
However, there are a number of other claims where additional information is required before they can be processed. The Department is in ongoing contact with the agent organisation in order to get these outstanding issues addressed. Once all of the required information is received these remaining claims will be processed and paid.
