Redundancy statistics Ireland (3 figures)
The IE Redundancy Volume and State Payouts carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, under different breakdowns, so no one range is stated, read 12 October 2026.
2 of the 11 named sources read in full publish a figure; 9 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
By quarter and scheme
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| quarter Q2 2026 average weekly earnings, annual growth | 3.9 % | 3.9 to 3.9 % | 1 |
| quarter Q2 2026 average weekly earnings | 1,046.88 EUR | 1,046.88 to 1,046.88 EUR | 1 |
| scheme insolvency scheme application growth | 80 % | 80 to 80 % | 1 |
| scheme redundancy scheme share of 2024 payments | 91 % | 91 to 91 % | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSO - Earnings and Labour Costs Q1 2026 (Final) Q2 2026 (Preliminary Estimates) | 1,046.88 EUR | Q2 2026 average weekly earnings | 2026-10-12 |
| Comptroller and Auditor General - Management of redundancy and insolvency payment scheme debts (2025) | 91 % | redundancy scheme share of 2024 payments | 2026-10-12 |
| Comptroller and Auditor General - Management of redundancy and insolvency payment scheme debts (2025) | 80 % | insolvency scheme application growth | 2026-10-12 |
| CSO - Earnings and Labour Costs Q1 2026 (Final) Q2 2026 (Preliminary Estimates) | 3.9 % | Q2 2026 average weekly earnings, annual growth | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (4)
- CSO - Earnings and Labour Costs Q1 2026 (Final) Q2 2026 (Preliminary Estimates), read 2026-10-12:
Average weekly earnings were €1,046.88 in Quarter 2 (Q2) 2026, up 3.9% from €1,007.58 in Q2 2025.
- Comptroller and Auditor General - Management of redundancy and insolvency payment scheme debts (2025), read 2026-10-12:
18.12 Most of the redundancy scheme payments made in 2024 — €21 million, or 91%
- Comptroller and Auditor General - Management of redundancy and insolvency payment scheme debts (2025), read 2026-10-12:
increased by 80% in the same period.
- CSO - Earnings and Labour Costs Q1 2026 (Final) Q2 2026 (Preliminary Estimates), read 2026-10-12:
Average weekly earnings up 3.9% in the 12 months to Q2 2026
Read in full, publishes no figure
9 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- CSO - Earnings and Labour Costs (statistic landing page), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- CSO - Labour Force Survey Q1 2026, Employment, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- CSO - Labour Force Survey Q1 2026, Key Findings, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- CSO - Labour Force Survey (statistic landing page), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- CSO - Consumer Price Index (statistic landing page), read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Department of Social Protection - Redundancy Payment Scheme Statistics, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Department of Social Protection - Social Welfare Statistics, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Department of Social Protection - Annual Statistics Report Tables 2025, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Department of Social Protection - Annual SWS Statistical Information Report, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 11 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 9 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 3 figures, never sentences; 100 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): a quarterly series joining three published figures that are never published against each other: Redundancy Payment Scheme applications and Social Insurance Fund outlay, CSO employment by sector, and CSO average weekly earnings.
It yields redundancies per 1,000 employees by sector, the average State-paid lump sum per claim, the recovery rate on the debt raised against employers, and - joined to the entitlement dataset - the share of employees whose pay now exceeds the EUR600 ceiling, which is the cap-bite figure the flagship publishes.
100 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (12)
- CSO - Earnings and Labour Costs Q1 2026 (Final) Q2 2026 (Preliminary Estimates)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CSO - Earnings and Labour Costs (statistic landing page)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CSO - Labour Force Survey Q1 2026, Employment(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CSO - Labour Force Survey Q1 2026, Key Findings(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CSO - Labour Force Survey (statistic landing page)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CSO - Consumer Price Index (statistic landing page)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Department of Social Protection - Redundancy Payment Scheme Statistics(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Department of Social Protection - Social Welfare Statistics(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Department of Social Protection - Annual Statistics Report Tables 2025(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Department of Social Protection - Annual SWS Statistical Information Report(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Comptroller and Auditor General - Management of redundancy and insolvency payment scheme debts (2025)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Oireachtas - Parliamentary Question on Redundancy Payments, 16 October 2025(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The IE Redundancy Volume and State Payouts carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, under different breakdowns, so no one range is stated, read 12 October 2026.
2 of the 11 named sources read in full publish a figure; 9 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
IE Redundancy Volume and State Payouts, quarter Q2 2026 average weekly earnings, annual growth: median 3.90 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
IE Redundancy Volume and State Payouts, quarter Q2 2026 average weekly earnings: median 1,046.88 EUR across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
IE Redundancy Volume and State Payouts, scheme insolvency scheme application growth: median 80 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
IE Redundancy Volume and State Payouts, scheme redundancy scheme share of 2024 payments: median 91 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
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How many people are made redundant in Ireland, in which sectors, and what does the State pay out when the employer cannot?
The IE Redundancy Volume and State Payouts carries 3 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, under different breakdowns, so no one range is stated, read 12 October 2026.
Where do the figures in the IE Redundancy Volume and State Payouts come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 12 Oct 2026). 11 named sources were read and 2 publish a figure; the 9 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.