Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
General Scheme of the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2024
9:30 am
Ms Dara Breathnach:
There are a number of different things, including a provision for up to €14.5 million for the historical employer-deemed insolvent applications and another provision of €500,000 per year, plus a cost of €172,000 per year for Department of Social Protection resources for the processing. We also had a provision of up to €500,000 for necessary IT development, but the Department has been able to deliver that at a significantly lower cost. There is a possibility of certain minor savings annually through the application of the cap. We are accessing those savings at approximately €4,500 per year.