28. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he would consider measures to compel profitably companies to pay redundancies above the statutory cap when redundancies are made for strategic business reasons rather than financial insolvency. [66917/26]
Topics / Redundancy Payments
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRedundancy Payments
16 questions from 13 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 22 September 2026.
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63. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will consider increasing the maximum rate of payment of statutory redundancy which is capped at €600 per week to take into account inflation, rising wages and the increased cost of living. [66912/26]
293. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 397 of 16 June 2026, if his Department has been made aware of further redundancies at a business operating in Dublin (details supplied) if the threshold has now been met for collective redundancy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47715/26]
396. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 22 October 2025, to detail the formal reviews, analyses or assessments that have been undertaken by his Department regarding the €600 statutory redundancy weekly earnings cap since it was last amended in 2005; the dates and conclusions of any such reviews; whether there are any recommendatio…
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]
436. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has received a notice from a company (details supplied) under the collective redundancy consultation process in the past six months; if he concerned that some employers are deliberately attempting to subvert the collective redundancy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6469/26]
396. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that statutory redundancy pay is only required after two years of service; if he is aware that due to this, some companies hire large numbers of staff and then dismiss them shortly before they reach the two-year mark, only to hire some of the same people again soon after; if he has considered that while legally, this …
401. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the possibility that the legislation governing redundancy entitlements can disadvantage pregnant women (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71310/25]
402. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to employers taking advantage of the legislation governing redundancy entitlements to prevent people from reaching the thresholds for entitlement; and his plans to address this. [71339/25]
645. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection when employees from a facility (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive redundancy payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71813/25]
45. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to increase the cap on the statutory redundancy payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57527/25]
207. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance to consider removing taxation on redundancy payments, given that it can be a particularly difficult time for people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56405/25]
181. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the number of taxpayers who received redundancy payments in each of the past five years and the average payment amount. [54671/25]
890. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the €600 per week cap on statutory redundancy payments has not been reviewed and revised upwards in 20 years; if he will do so; if he will commit to then benchmarking the rate against annual wage growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41360/25]
101. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to review the current statutory redundancy guidelines, with a view to reducing the time required to claim a payment and to increase payments, given the rise in cost of living. [30901/25]
399. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a company (details supplied) has notified him of redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3492/25]