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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2012

Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Questions (370)

Dara Calleary

Question:

370. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals nationally; the payment application to which the appeal relates; the specific breakdown for County Donegal; and if she will provide in tabular form each appeal category and the length of time of appeals on a three, six, nine and 12 and 12+ month category. [44916/12]

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I am advised the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there were 21,674 appeals being processed on 12th October 2012, broken down as requested by scheme type in the following table. Statistics are not maintained on a County basis.

In an effort to reduce the processing times for all appeals, the Department has appointed 15 additional Appeals Officers since 2010. In addition, a further ten Appeals Officers, formerly employed by the Community Welfare Services (CWS) of the Health Services Executive joined the Office as part of the integration of the CWS appeals services into the Social Welfare Appeals Office, bringing the total number of Appeals Officers now serving in the Office to 41. In addition to this the Office has improved its business processes and IT support.

I am assured by the Chief Appeals Officer that she is keeping the methods of operation by which the Social Welfare Appeals Office conducts its business under constant review, and that the processes are continuously being enhanced to reduce the backlogs in the Office and, overall, to reduce the processing times for dealing with appeals.

Table: Appeals on hand at 12 October 2012

SCHEME

Period Open (Months)

-

-

-

Appeals Open

-

-

0 to 3

4 to 6

7 to 9

10 to 12

12 months +

@ 12/10/12

Adoptive Benefit

-

-

1

-

-

1

Bereavement Grant

20

17

5

3

3

48

Blind Pension

3

6

4

-

-

13

Carers Allowance

733

454

293

42

113

1,635

Carers Benefit

58

20

9

3

3

93

Child Benefit

166

151

70

20

85

492

Disability Allowance

1,656

1,339

754

99

321

4,169

Domiciliary Care

570

288

304

38

55

1,255

Deserted Wives Benefit

1

1

1

1

3

7

Deserted Wives Allowance

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farm Assist

46

66

13

2

30

157

Family Income Supplement

74

46

15

3

4

142

Homemakers

-

1

-

-

-

1

Illness Benefit

372

425

276

77

390

1,540

Invalidity Pension

1,597

960

1,031

243

283

4,114

Liable Relatives

6

7

14

5

15

47

Lone Parent

-

-

-

-

-

-

One Parent Family Payment

160

222

85

33

143

643

Maternity Benefit

8

7

2

-

1

18

State Pension (Contributory)

39

26

9

7

18

99

State Pension (Non-Cont)

62

46

12

12

44

176

State Pension (Transition)

13

6

4

1

4

28

Occupational Injury Benefit

2

7

-

1

1

11

Occupational Injury Benefit (Medical)

-

1

-

-

19

20

Disablement Pension – OIBDIS

71

93

53

3

54

274

Partial Capacity Benefit

35

-

-

-

-

35

Incapacity Supplement

3

7

1

1

8

20

Guardian's Payment (Con)

12

7

2

-

2

23

Guardian's Payment (Non-con)

-

4

6

1

-

11

Pre-Retirement Allowance

-

-

-

-

1

1

Jobseeker's Allowance (Means)

778

495

220

26

228

1,747

Jobseeker's Allowance

450

671

157

19

208

1,505

Jobseeker's Benefit

220

274

78

8

91

671

JA/JB Fraud Control

-

-

-

-

2

2

Respite Care Grant

85

23

18

8

1

135

Insurability of Employment

16

12

7

3

49

87

Supplementary Welfare Allowance

1,331

504

277

227

65

2,404

Treatment Benefits

1

-

-

-

-

1

Survivor's Pension (Con)

3

12

2

-

1

18

Survivor's Pension (Non-con)

10

6

5

1

6

28

Widows Parent Grant

1

1

1

-

-

3

TOTAL

8,602

6,205

3,729

887

2,251

21,674

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