The Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended, provides for the making of payments by employers to employees in respect of redundancy. It is an important safety net for workers.
If an employer is unable to pay due to financial difficulties or become insolvent, an application for payment from the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) may be submitted by the employer or employer representative to this Department. The Redundancy Payments Scheme provides a safeguard for employee’s rights ensuring they receive their statutory redundancy entitlements due.
I can confirm that applications under the Redundancy Payment Scheme have been submitted to my Department in respect of these employees between 31 October and 4 November 2025.
Officials have actively engaged with the employer representative and sought additional information from them throughout this period, to assist with establishing entitlements. This outstanding information was provided to my Department on 2 December 2025.
All applications submitted have now being assigned to Deciding Officers to process. Processing will be completed without delay.
I trust this clarifies these matters for the Deputy.
