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Redundancy Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2026

Thursday, 12 February 2026

Ceisteanna (311)

Marie Sherlock

Ceist:

311. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has received notification of collective redundancies by a company (details supplied) in Ireland. [11490/26]

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Freagraí scríofa

As of 11 Feb 2026, my Department has not received a collective redundancy notification from the company.

The rules governing collective redundancies are set out in the Protection of Employment Act 1977, as amended.

Under the Act, 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; and 30 employees where 300 or more are employed.

Employers must comply with a number of obligations when proposing collective redundancies. Section 12 of the 1977 Act provides that employers proposing a collective redundancy must notify the Minister of the proposed collective redundancy at least 30 days before the first dismissal takes effect.

Redundancies that fall below collective redundancy thresholds do not need to be notified to my Department.

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