Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2023
472. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who, following ten years of uninterrupted service, was made redundant and has been deemed ineligible for statutory redundancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15299/23]
View answerThe Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended, provides for the making of payments by employers to employees in respect of redundancy.
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 for payment from the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) may be submitted to the Department of Social Protection (DSP).
I can confirm that an application for the person concerned was submitted to my Department under the Redundancy Payment Scheme by the receiver. This application was processed, and a decision was made not to award the application, as it did not meet all the qualifying criteria under the provisions of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended, namely that this individual was not working in the State for at least two years prior to his employment terminating.
A subsequent review of this original decision was also undertaken by my department on request from the person concerned. That review upheld the original decision not to award the application.
This was communicated directly to the person concerned and the correspondence also provided relevant information on the next available steps, should they choose to take the matter further.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
