Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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377. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on a redundancy application in respect of a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7689/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended, provides for the making of payments by employers to employees in respect of redundancy. The purpose of the Redundancy Payments Scheme is to compensate employees for the loss of their job by reason of redundancy in cases where the employer can prove to the satisfaction of my Department that they are unable to make the payment.

It is the employer’s responsibility to pay statutory redundancy payments to all eligible employees. In the event that an employer is unable to pay due to financial difficulties, an application from the employer on behalf of an employee may be submitted to the Department for payment from the Social Insurance Fund.

To date, no claim for redundancy has been received in my Department in respect of the person specified. Applications for the redundancy payment scheme are made through the Department's online platform www.welfarepartners.ie by an employer.

Further information on Redundancy and Insolvency entitlements and how to access the online redundancy calculator can also be found at www.gov.ie/r&i.

I trust this clarifies the matter.

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Treatment Benefit Scheme provides dental, optical and aural services to insured workers, the self-employed, retired people and their dependant spouse/partner who have the required number of social insurance (PRSI) contributions.

In order to qualify, a person needs to have at least 260 PRSI contributions paid at either Class A, E, H, P or S, since first starting work, and also have 39 contributions paid or credited in the relevant contribution year on which the claim is based.

Persons under the age of 16 years do not qualify for treatment benefit.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.