David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 359: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when a redundancy payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46342/10]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My 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 can confirm that my Department received a statutory redundancy lump sum claim in respect of the individual concerned on 4 November, 2010 following the obtaining by the individual of a positive determination from the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT). As is customary in circumstances where a case is determined by the EAT in favour of an employee, my Department will give the employer an opportunity to pay to the individual the redundancy entitlements due. This process is currently under way and a period of a 2/3 weeks will be allowed to enable the employer to respond.

The Deputy can be assured that payment of the claim will not be delayed after the 2/3 week period has expired.