Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that the number of redundancies for the first four months of 2006 was 7,723, a 12 per cent jump on the same period in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23906/06]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The number of actual redundancies for the first four months of 2006 was 7746 a 12.4% increase on the same period in 2005. The months of April and May 2006 have seen a drop in the numbers of redundancies at levels of 27% and 10% respectively, below those for the same months last year. Cumulatively, from January to May 2006 the number of redundancies was 6.6% up on the first five months of 2005. I have no control over the number of redundancies that occur at any given time.