Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company (details supplied) will receive a refund for the payment of statutory redundancy. [30755/09]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department has received a number of applications from the employer in question in relation to the individuals concerned. One of these claims has already been paid. The two remaining applications, which were received during March await processing. Fairness to all claimants claims are processed in order of date received. The Department is currently processing claims received in January 2009 which were completed manually and submitted by post and online claims received during February. Claims submitted online (to www.entemp.ie) because of their nature tend to have a faster processing time.

John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo who is awaiting a State redundancy payment is awarded payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30796/09]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Payment of statutory redundancy is, in the first instance, a matter for the employer. Currently the statutory entitlement for eligible employees amounts to two weeks pay per year of service plus a bonus week subject to a ceiling of €600 per week. The primary function my Department has in this area, is to ensure that all eligible employees receive their statutory entitlements -either from the employer where solvent or directly in cases of insolvency.

The information available to my Department indicates that a redundancy rebate application was made by the former employer on 26 June of this year. This application was based on the submission of signed documentation from the employer which indicates that payment of statutory redundancy was made to the employee in question by the former employer on 25 June 2009. It is, therefore, unclear as to what further payment is sought in this case. Payment of the rebate to the former employer is being assessed at present.