Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

There is no uncertainty on the basis that the application is not with me at this moment. There are set procedures under the Redundancy Payment Act and, to ensure we have final determination arising from the issues raised by Deputy Varadkar, where there are concerns on adjudication the Employment Appeals Tribunal is used for decision making. There has been no decision and I cannot give a preliminary decision on the basis that there is no application. I reiterate the view of Deputy Varadkar that, arising from the decisions made by the company and the unions, clarity will be provided as quickly as possible.

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