asked the Minister for Labour if any anomalies have arisen in the redundancy payment scheme; and, if so, the action he proposes to take to remedy matters.

The operation of the redundancy payments scheme as revised by the 1979 Act is now being reviewed. Any anomalies shown up in the course of the review will be examined and possible remedies will be considered.

Has the Minister decided to reinstate weekly repayments to those who would have qualified for so many months of payments but got a new job before the period was exhausted and are now unemployed? Has any decision been made in relation to this or does the Minister propose to make any announcement?

A decision has not been reached on the anomalies to which the Deputy has referred which cropped up after the passing of the Act. The matter is being reviewed and I will be making a decision shortly.