Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 403: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of reinstatements awarded by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in each of the past three years; the average payout to successful applicants; the number of applicants who have had their legal costs awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21927/05]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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There were three reinstatements awarded by the Employment Appeals Tribunal in 2002, one in 2003 and five in 2004 under Section 7 (1)(a) of the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977. In regard to the average payout to successful applicants, I have interpreted the question to refer to decisions of the tribunal in unfair dismissals cases generally and not specifically to re-instatements. The distribution in each of 2002, 2003 and 2004 was as follows: The tribunal awarded a total of €973,045.22 in respect of 183 decisions for unfair dismissal in 2002, of which the average payout to successful applicants was €5,317.19. The tribunal awarded a total of €2,050,416.24 in respect of 216 decisions for unfair dismissal in 2003, of which the average payout to successful applicants was €9,492.67. The tribunal awarded a total of €1,923,400.15 in respect of 191 decisions for unfair dismissal in 2004, of which the average payout to successful applicants was €10,070.16. Under Statutory Instrument No. 24 of 1968, the tribunal is not empowered to award legal costs.