Social Welfare Benefits

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Questions (577)

Emmet Stagg

Question:

588 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who applied for invalidity pension in each of the following years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the number of such applicants that were refused and granted payment in each of these years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18588/12]

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Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton):

	Claims Received	Claims Cleared	Claims Awarded	Claims Disallowed
2009	7,475	7,513	4,580	2,933
2010	8,774	7,614	3,597	4,017
2011	14,621	10,508	*2107	*4,697

1. The figure shown for claims awarded and disallowed in 2011 refers to those dealt with from June-December 2011 only.

2. A breakdown of decisions awarded and disallowed is not available for the period January to end May 2011 as a dual system was in operation prior to migration of all Invalidity Pension Claims to the new computer platform.