62. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way in which his Department is engaging with large multinational tech employers to ensure they provide adequate redundancy packages, career-transition assistance, and transparency around future workforce plans. [46178/26]

Ireland has a robust suite of employment rights legislation to protect and support workers in redundancy situations. Employers must comply with a number of legal obligations when proposing collective redundancies, including the requirement to consult and provide information to employees' representatives for a 30-day period, before any notice of redundancy can issue. Employers must also notify me as the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment of the proposals at least 30 days before the first dismissal takes effect.

The Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended, requires employers to pay a statutory redundancy payment to eligible employees who are being made redundant and have more than 2 years’ service. Employees have the right to refer complaints to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) on a wide range of employment law breaches for an adjudication and redress, including the right to refer a complaint should an employer fail to consult or provide certain information to employees in collective redundancy situations.

IDA Ireland actively engages with its client companies when they are affected by redundancies, including meetings with leadership teams on a regular basis.

In addition, IDA regional teams’ partner with local agencies, to support impacted employees. There is an established process of coordinated engagement by support agencies at a local level to provide supports to employees in consultation with the company.

The types of supports/ initiatives provided by local agencies includes some of the following:

• Outplacement employment support services and potential training opportunities may be provided/facilitated by the company and/or other providers (ETBs/Skillnet, etc.) to support impacted employees.

• Provision of a detailed skills profile for the employees on the site, which with agreement can be shared with other potential site leaders that may be recruiting.

• IDA provides introductions to the Department of Social Protection on a local level and Solas on social welfare services and employment support services to support impacted employees’ transition to new employment opportunities.