Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 344 of 1 April 2014, if he will provide an update on discussions between his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding enhanced redundancy payments in the community and voluntary sector; and if there are proposals for legislation or new regulations to govern this area. [47369/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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My Department has no role in the internal operations of any private organisations and, therefore, does not have a role in relation to staff or employment matters, which are for the Board of the company, as the employer, to manage.

However, the Government recognises that like all other sectors of our economy, the community and voluntary sector has had to deal with reduced funding in recent years. Issues have arisen around the capacity of the sector to pay enhanced redundancy payments. The Government is considering a cash limited scheme to address this issue.

Discussions between my Department and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in that regard are on-going. There is also ongoing engagement with the Attorney General’s Office in relation to a number of legal issues arising. Consideration of the matter will be finalised in light of the outcome of these engagements.