Redundant staff forced to wait months for entitlements
According to figures from Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Billy Kelleher, claims for the payments, made under the Insolvency Payments Scheme, have increased by more than 100% in 2008.
Fine Gael spokesperson on regional development and affairs Paul Connaughton, who raised the matter in the Dáil last week, said a constituent of his has been waiting since November to be paid.
