Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a substantive response will issue in relation to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22707/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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IDA Ireland has been in contact with the company which advises that for the past month, it has held an internal 'Career Planning Fair', where all of its businesses presented career opportunities in each business unit, to all employees who might be interested in a career move. Global Services was one of those recruiting and some employees have chosen to move. Some of those moving were from HP's Inkjet Manufacturing operation, where, due to the transformation and up-skilling of its business, it requires different skills. The company has confirmed that it will now be backfilling those positions with up to 100 new hires.

More generally, statutory redundancy is an employment right and is paid to workers whose employment has been terminated because the job they were employed to do no longer exists. The current rate for statutory redundancy stands at two weeks pay per year of service plus a bonus week subject to a ceiling of €600 per week. Payment of statutory redundancy is, in the first instance, the responsibility of the employer. Disputes between employers/ employees in relation to redundancy or payment of statutory redundancy entitlements may be referred to the Employment Appeals Tribunal for adjudication and determination. Payment of amounts other than statutory amounts is a matter between the employer and employees and the making of or entitlement to ex gratia payments is not within the remit of my Department.