Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when an application by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary for payment of redundancy from the social insurance fund will be processed. [17382/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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A notification of redundancy form RP50 was received on 7 April, 2009 by the Redundancy Payments Section of my Department in respect of the individual concerned. A request has been communicated to her former employer to discharge his liability under the Redundancy Payments Acts by paying the employee her statutory lump sum and, having done so, to advise the Department.

In the event that this employer cannot discharge his liability in favour of the former employee, the employer must provide a letter from his Accountant or Solicitor attesting to this fact and provide documentary evidence to substantiate inability to pay. This would include submitting the most recent statement of accounts proving inability to pay the statutory redundancy entitlement to this employee. This information has been requested from the employer as a matter of urgency. Upon receipt of the necessary information, the Redundancy Payments Section can then proceed to complete the processing of the claim. If the employer fails to provide a response within a reasonable time frame, the individual in question would be advised to apply to the Employment Appeals Tribunal for a determination of Redundancy. The Redundancy Payments Section will, on receipt of a favourable determination, make the payment to the employee.