1933. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of times the Government provided statutory redundancies for businesses that could not afford it; the number of persons paid; and the cost of same. [56215/26]

The table below details the number of times Department of Social Protection has provided statutory redundancy payments for insolvent businesses, and the total expenditure for each year. It should be noted that the italicised 2025 figures are pending approval by the C&AG.