Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27847/24]

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.

I can confirm that an application was submitted to my Department under the Redundancy Payment Scheme on the 15 May 2024 for the workers impacted.

Processing of this application is currently underway. Officials from my Department are engaging with the employer representative to resolve outstanding queries, required to determine the full entitlements.

The employer representative will be notified directly once a decision on the application is completed.

I trust this clarifies the matter.