Written answers

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation

Redundancy Payments

9:00 am

Photo of Pat RabbittePat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 524: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding an application for statutory redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37543/10]

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Redundancy Payments Acts all eligible employees are entitled to a statutory redundancy lump sum payment on being made redundant. The scheme provides that an employee is entitled to two weeks pay for every year of service, plus a bonus week, subject to the prevailing maximum ceiling on gross weekly pay that is currently set at €600. The statutory redundancy scheme operated by the Department on behalf of the Department of Social Protection is concerned only with the statutory minimum payments to which employees are entitled.

Eligibility for persons to qualify under the Scheme requires that: · The employee must have at least two years continuous service (104 weeks) in the employment of the employer; · The employee must be in employment that is insurable under the Social Welfare Acts. Full-time employees must be in employment which is insurable for all benefits under the Social Welfare Acts; this does not apply to part-time employees; · The employee must be 16 years and upwards; · The employee must have been made redundant as a result of a genuine redundancy situation.

I can confirm to the Deputy that a claim in respect of the individual was received by my Department on 15 January, 2010. Unfortunately, the claimant has insufficient service related to his particular period of employment and does not therefore qualify under the eligibility criteria set down by Redundancy legislation. In these circumstances, his claim cannot be processed.

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