Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been contacted or engaged by a company (details supplied) in respect of job losses at the company; if so, the nature of those discussions; and if he is satisfied that the company has complied with communication protocols in respect of redundancies [56811/22]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Section 12 of the Protection of Employment Act 1977 provides that employers proposing a collective redundancy must notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the proposed collective redundancy. 

Information on collective redundancy notifications does not reflect the total number of actual redundancies that take place across the workforce. Collective redundancies arise where, during any period of 30 consecutive days, the employees being made redundant are:

- 5 employees where 21-49 are employed,

- 10 employees where 50-99 are employed,

- 10% of the employees where 100-299 are employed,

- 30 employees where 300 or more are employed. 

Other redundancies outside of these parameters are not required to be notified to the Minister. Also, not all proposed redundancies result in actual redundancies, as employers negotiate with their workforce to restructure the business and find alternative solutions during the 30-day consultation period.

As of 15 November 2022, no collective redundancy notification was received in relation to potential redundancies at the company referred to. My Department and IDA Ireland are continuing engagement with the company on their future plans.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has been contacted or engaged by a company (details supplied) in respect of job losses at the company; if so, the nature of those discussions; and if he is satisfied that the company has complied with communication protocols in respect of redundancies. [56812/22]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Section 12 of the Protection of Employment Act 1977 provides that employers proposing a collective redundancy must notify the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of the proposed collective redundancy. 

Information on collective redundancy notifications does not reflect the total number of actual redundancies that take place across the workforce. Collective redundancies arise where, during any period of 30 consecutive days, the employees being made redundant are:

- 5 employees where 21-49 are employed,

- 10 employees where 50-99 are employed,

- 10% of the employees where 100-299 are employed,

- 30 employees where 300 or more are employed.

Other redundancies outside of these parameters are not required to be notified to the Minister. Also, not all proposed redundancies result in actual redundancies, as employers negotiate with their workforce to restructure the business and find alternative solutions during the 30-day consultation period.

On 9 November 2022, notification was received detailing proposed collective redundancies from the company referenced, in accordance with the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended.

The notification confirms that the company is undertaking the collective redundancy consultation process required under the Act with the representatives of employees whose roles are at risk of redundancy.

Officials in my Department and IDA Ireland were in contact with the company’s officials on Wednesday 9th of November and IDA officials are in continued contact with the company on proposed redundancies in Ireland.