Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 192: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount paid to Irish Ferries in redundancy grants with respect to workers on the [i]MV Normandy [/i]passenger ferry. [30788/05]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The amount of statutory redundancy rebate paid to Irish Ferries in respect of 119 former employees of the MV Normandy made redundant in October 2004 was €1,139,993.73.

Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)
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Question 193: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which Irish Ferries qualifies for redundancy grants with respect to workers on the [i]MV Normandy[/i] passenger ferry. [30789/05]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The application for statutory redundancy rebate from Irish Ferries in respect of statutory redundancy lump sums paid to former employees of the MV Normandy was judged by my Department to fall within the definition of statutory redundancy in accordance with section 7(2) of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended by section 4 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1971.