Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent)
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Question 374: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 24 October 2006, the amounts awarded to named companies who implemented collective redundancies since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36467/06]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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In the period from 2000 to the present time, over 1270 companies involving 72,430 employees have notified this Department of collective redundancies under the Protection of Employment Act 1977.

A collective redundancy occurs where a company is obliged to notify the Department of a collective redundancy i.e. the minimum number of employees employed in that organisation would be greater than 20 and the number of employees made redundant within that workforce would be at least 5.

It would be impractical to compile a list of the names of all these companies and the amounts of rebates involved. If the Deputy wishes to put forward the names of specific companies, the relevant information will be provided.