Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
980. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who, having been refused the disability allowance, were successful in their appeals of her Department’s decision to refuse in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [1797/24]
View answerThe Social Welfare Appeals Office functions independently of the Minister for Social Protection and of the Department and is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements.
The table below provides the number of Disability Allowance appeals finalised as well as the number of these appeals that were successful for the years 2014 to 2023. The appeals finalised and favourable outcomes includes appeals where on review the Department subsequently revised their original decision in favour of the applicant.
|
Year |
DA Finalised |
DA Favourable Outcomes |
|
2023 |
5,539 |
3,221 |
|
2022 |
5,435 |
3,144 |
|
2021 |
5,575 |
3,339 |
|
2020 |
7,410 |
4,714 |
|
2019 |
6,173 |
4,110 |
|
2018 |
5,059 |
3,673 |
|
2017 |
4,987 |
3,608 |
|
2016 |
5,204 |
3,733 |
|
2015 |
6,785 |
4,912 |
|
2014 |
6,766 |
4,631 |
|
2013 |
7,790 |
4,758 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
