Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 February 2018
284. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which a person (details supplied) can make restitution through the redundancy and insolvency section of her Department arising from their previous business which is wound up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7959/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs previously outlined in the replies to the Deputy’s previous Written Questions Nos. 701 on 19 December 2017 and 253 on 20 October 2017, it is the employer’s responsibility to pay statutory redundancy and other wage related entitlements to all eligible employees. In the event that an employer is unable to pay these entitlements due to financial difficulties, the Department may step in to make a payment from the social insurance fund, as part of the redundancy and insolvency payments schemes and a debt is immediately raised against that employer.
The Department is obliged to make every effort to recover the debt owed by the person in question to the social insurance fund. They should engage with the Department’s employer debt management unit to discuss their financial situation and capacity to repay their debt by an instalment plan. They can contact the unit on (01) 673 4549 or at debtmanagement@welfare.ie.
