Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When my Department received the notification of collective redundancy from the company concerned, the employer relations division of my Department made contact with the company and provided information on income, redundancy entitlements and employment supports for their impacted employees. This communication contained a video presentation to be shared with its staff. A team from the Department is available to meet with the workforce, virtually or in person, to ensure speedy access to income supports and to support them into alternative employment, or to access appropriate education, training and development options.

When a person moves onto a jobseeker's payment, this team works with the individuals and focuses on what they need to assist them to re-enter the workforce. This individualised support comes in various forms, including the provision of supports and schemes when a customer returns to employment or to full or part-time education, or wishes to start their own business. My Department also provides an online jobs portal, JobsIreland.ie, where jobseekers can apply for open vacancies and employers can advertise their job vacancies. Further help is provided to jobseekers to create a CV and find their ideal job while also assisting employers to advertise their vacancies and match their requirements to jobseeker profiles already uploaded to the JobsIreland portal. I can confirm that my officials are available to meet with the impacted employees in the company concerned to ensure speedy access to income supports and to support them to secure alternative employment, or to access appropriate education, training and development options.

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