Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 234: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expense to the State in the past three years for which records are available from refunding redundancy payments to multinational companies which have made Irish staff redundant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37545/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Rebates to employers and lump sums paid directly to employees are paid from the Social Insurance Fund (SIF).

The total amount paid out in redundancy rebates to employers was €161.8 million in 2008; €247.9 million in 2009; €373.2 million in 2010 and €185.3 million to date in 2011.

My Department does not compile information on redundancy payments paid in respect of enterprises which may have closed down their Irish operations.