Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm that he has received correspondence of 8 December 2010, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if same will be followed up in the context of dealing with the request for information which has been sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3934/11]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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On 1 January 2011, my Department assumed responsibility from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. The practical arrangements that are needed to give effect to the transfer of the redundancy service are currently under way.

I understand that a collective redundancy notification under the Protection of Employment Act, 1977 was received by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation on the 19th August, 2010. A subsequent letter from the person concerned regarding the notification was received and a reply was issued on 12 October, 2010. However, there is no record of any correspondence dated 8 December. It should be noted that an employee, trade union, staff association or accepted body acting on behalf of an employee, may present a complaint to a Rights Commissioner in the Labour Relations Commission in relation to the provision of information and consultation of employees. An employee disputing a redundancy may also take a case to the Employment Appeals Tribunal for adjudication.