Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the social welfare rights of redundant persons to contributory benefits such as jobseeker's benefit where their employer did not pass on the PRSI payments to the Revenue Commissioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10931/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Any jobseeker who has paid PRSI contributions while working will be not disadvantaged where an employer has failed to collect or make a return of PRSI contributions to Revenue. In such cases the matter will be investigated by a Social Welfare Inspector and the employer will be required to comply with the PRSI regulations. In the event that compliance cannot be obtained, the jobseeker's record will be credited with the number of PRSI contributions due in respect of the period of employment with that employer.

While investigations are being carried out, it may be possible for the person to receive jobseeker's allowance – a means-tested payment – until the entitlement to jobseeker's benefit has been established.