Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their statutory redundancy payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31259/09]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department administers the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) in relation to redundancy matters on behalf of the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There are two types of payment made from the SIF – rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees, and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation.

The Redundancy Payments Section of my Department received a statutory lump sum application from the individual concerned on 11 May 2009. When an employer claims inability to pay, the onus is on the employer to provide sufficient proof to substantiate the claim. In this case further information had to be requested from the employer to allow a decision to be reached. This has caused a further delay in paying the applicant, in addition to the delays being experienced arising from the unprecedented high volume of claims on hand. However, the required information has been received and the claim is now being processed, and payment should be made within two weeks.