Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, further to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied), progress has been made to ensure an applicant receives their entitlement under the Redundancy Act in view of the fact that the person attended an employment tribunal on 20 February 2008, the decision of which was that the applicant was entitled to their redundancy payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7770/09]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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Payment of statutory redundancy is, in the first instance, a matter for the employer. The former employer of the applicant is deceased and subsequently, when my Department initiated communication with the representatives of the former employer, it was understood that there was a willingness to honour the statutory redundancy entitlement of the applicant. However, despite extensive efforts by the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department to progress this issue, it now appears that the applicant's claim to the employer for payment is not being progressed.

Accordingly, and in the light of the positive decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in favour of the applicant, it has now been decided to process the claim for redundancy payment through the Social Insurance Fund with a view to my Department directly paying the claimant in this instance. My Department will then, in the normal manner, pursue the recovery of the moneys paid out and all related costs from the representatives of the former employer.