Social Welfare Benefits Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 October 2012

Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Questions (119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154)

Willie O'Dea

Question:

119. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total amount of applications for family income supplement in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46864/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

120. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for family income supplement applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46865/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

121. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total number of applications for illness benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year; and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46866/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

122. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for illness benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46867/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

123. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the total number of applications for invalidity pension in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of [46868/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

124. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for invalidity pension applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46869/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

125. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the blind pension in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46870/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

126. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for blind pension applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46871/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

127. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the injury benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46872/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

128. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for injury benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46873/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

129. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for disablement benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46874/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

130. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for disablement benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46875/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

131. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for partial capacity benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46876/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

132. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for partial capacity benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46877/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

133. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for domiciliary care allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46878/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

134. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for domiciliary care allowance applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46879/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

135. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for jobseeker's benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46880/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

136. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for jobseeker's benefit applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46881/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

137. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for jobseeker's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46882/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

138. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for jobseeker's allowance applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the average waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46883/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

139. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46884/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

140. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for carer's allowance applications in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46885/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

141. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for carer's benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46886/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

142. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for carer's benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46887/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the half rate carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46888/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

144. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for half rate carer's allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46889/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

145. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for one parent family payment in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46890/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

146. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for one parent family payment in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46891/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

147. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the health and safety benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46892/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

148. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for the health and safety benefit in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46893/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

149. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the back to work enterprise allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46894/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

150. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for the back to work enterprise allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46895/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

151. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the farm assist in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46896/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

152. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for the farm assist in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46897/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

153. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the total amount of applications for the back to education allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011, and to date in 2012; the number of rejections per year; the number of appeals per year; the number of successful appeals per year and the number of outstanding applications and appeals. [46898/12]

Willie O'Dea

Question:

154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline in tabular form, the average waiting times for the back to education allowance in 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 and the total waiting times for appeals in those years and to date in 2012. [46899/12]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 to 154, inclusive, together.

The statistics sought are provided in the attached tabular statements.

Illness Benefit; Recipients September 2012 – 67,881

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	309,031	262,864	1	5,259	82,924	43,924	4,948	433	14	1,605	505	26	402,421
2010	289,962	249,166	1	7,375	88,628	33,905	5,473	605	21	2,075	1,158	40	562,660
2011	296,730	259,008	1	5,461	78,858	33,934	3,659	450	18	1,569	1,245	38	602,023
Sept 2012	216,151	186,505	1	3,539	71,420	27,520	2,058	242	13	1,067	549	41	50 1,517

Jobseeker’s Allowance: Recipients September 2012 – 295,526

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	273,653	176,912	6	37,664	240,912	23,681	6,794	780	230	756	2,072	16	364,338
2010	263,942	191,144	6	26,377	288,227	27,884	9,556	855	299	1,259	5,275	24	475,814
2011	239,667	174,491	5	21,880	305,809	23,017	6,869	1,820	497	1,041	5,342	24	553,364
Sept 2012	171,336	85,745	4	23,195	318,721	14,779	4,846	837	250	737	2,223	24.5	40 3,309

Family Income Supplement: Recipients September 2012 – 26,311

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)	Appeals Pending Decision
2009 New Claims Renewals Totals	22,190 24,369 46,559	12,573 20,539 33,112	8 8 N/A	4,414 1,632 6,046	N/A N/A 32,009	6,910 2687 9,597	170	24	0	54	65	15	28	73
2010 New Claims Renewals Totals	22,472 25,638 48,110	14,328 22,101 36,429	10 10 N/A	5,133 2,654 7,787	N/A N/A 36,010	7,187 1,763 8,950	227	26	1	64	97	21	29	105
2011 New Claims Renewals Totals	23,453 27,761 51,214	13,631 23,787 37,418	17 18 N/A	8,013 4,669 12,682	N/A N/A 41,558	6,448 1,959 8,407	258	27	6	97	116	20	32	104
September2012 New Claims Renewals Totals	15,390 23,322 38,712	10,574 18,044 28,618	18 17 N/A	7,393 8,173 10,671	N/A N/A 36,982	5,140 1,774 6,914	225	23	6	60	78	21	32	141

Jobseeker’s Benefit: Recipients September 2012 – 80,280

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	365,094	317,620	3	13,919	174,041	7,237	1,354	169	34	289	521	15	26692
2010	267,271	234,020	2	11,659	135,116	7,243	1,307	135	25	268	698	23	36766
2011	223,938	197,369	2	9,065	105,109	7,680	1,286	180	44	224	898	15	34583
Sept 2012	147,462	131,272	2	6,342	86,622	4,929	1,062	112	21	146	446	20	31.5 683

Carer’s Allowance (Incl. Half Rate Carer’s Allowance): Recipients September 2012 – 51,248

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	16,574	10,730	9	2,186	50,409	5,776	1,977	231	46	360	548	27	391,339
2010	18,212	8,769	8	3,769	54,346	6,972	3,025	464	56	695	939	27	472,145
2011	17,758	7,465	14	7,765	59,431	5,227	2,199	726	117	618	1,645	31	581,147
Sept 2012	12,720	6,065	25	10,322	61,570	4,457	1,916	474	104	341	583	33	44 1,622

One-parent Family Payment Recipients September 2012 – 88,619

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	18,769	13,967	13	5,562	96,046	1,907	803	100	20	201	319	20	39467
2010	17,325	12,127	16	5,250	97,576	2,036	1,105	74	23	219	366	30	49815
2011	16,943	12,178	16	4,249	94,249	2,032	1,054	227	64	228	601	24	58617
Sept 2012	10,994	7,723	15	3,732	92,351	1,217	727	126	46	152	307	30	45 661

Injury Benefit: Recipients September 2012 – 1,271

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	14,739	11,516	1	249	1,536	1,555	37	6	0	3	19	16	6521
2010	15,157	12,289	1	287	1,749	1,279	23	4	0	2	18	56	5418
2011	14,177	11,616	1	224	1,596	1,073	16	5	1	5	8	31	559
Sept 2012	10,115	8,165	1	338	1,609	815	13	1	0	1	6	13	64 13

Invalidity Pension: Recipients September 2012 – 49,183

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	7,475	4,580	12	1,541	54,463	2,892	642	243	1	82	136	32	40474
2010	8,774	3,597	13	2,701	53,467	3,677	1,024	341	6	185	314	41	60612
2011	14,621	2,657	24	6,814	56,606	5,945	2,285	408	6	345	489	36	591,582
Sept 2012	9,009	4,257	33	5,372	54,555	8,087	3,695	713	4	278	331	37	55 3,969

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Recipients September 2012 – N/A*

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	836	6	0	47	5	17	22776
2010	5,529	3,103	7	690	24,118	3,275	1,858	221	14	584	417	27	491,386
2011	5,191	2,686	9	819	24,920	3,768	2,401	798	37	424	1,109	25	561,385
Sept 2012	3,188	1,285	7	414	N/A*	2,609	1,604	674	24	395	693	31	42 1,206

* Statistics in respect of recipients collated annually.

Partial Capacity Benefit: Recipients September 2012 – 677

Year

Claims Registered

Claims Awarded

Average time to Award (Weeks)

Claims Pending Decision

Claimload (recipients and pending claims)

Claims Disallowed

Appeals Lodged

Appeals Allowed

Appeals Partly Allowed

Revised DO Decision

Appeals Disallowed

Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)

Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision

2009 Scheme commenced 13 February 2012

Sept 2012

1,462

677

8

624

1,301

19

33

0

0

0

0

0

0 33

Carer’s Benefit: Recipients September 2012 – 1,689

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	121	13	2	28	22	17	3674
2010	2,080	1,965	N/A	356	1,998	711	182	24	5	69	80	22	4473
2011	2,060	1,941	N/A	449	2,086	739	160	34	7	66	61	22	5961
Sept 2012	1,415	1,600	N/A	304	1,993	613	139	29	7	41	34	29	37 90

Disablement Benefit: Recipients September 2012 – 14,170

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	263	119	32	20	107	30	36169
2010	1,652	1,293	N/A	1,972	15,693	96	342	57	12	47	54	28	52334
2011	1,775	1,310	N/A	1,962	15,955	156	263	97	35	33	136	48	60278
Sept 2012	1,138	1,135	N/A	1,764	15,934	160	316	77	35	31	152	37	49 293

Blind Persons Pension: Recipients September 2012 – 1,468

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21	1	0	5	12	20	438
2010	219	117	N/A	52	1,537	88	14	1	0	4	9	20	397
2011	208	106	N/A	39	1,535	113	21	2	0	1	7	20	7014
Sept 2012	156	74	N/A	48	1,516	73	22	1	1	4	12	23	38 14

Farm Assist: Recipients September 2012 – 11,092

Year	Claims Registered	Claims Awarded	Average time to Award (Weeks)	Claims Pending Decision	Claimload (recipients and pending claims)	Claims Disallowed	Appeals Lodged	Appeals Allowed	Appeals Partly Allowed	Revised DO Decision	Appeals Disallowed	Average Time to Summary Decision (Weeks)	Average Time to Oral Hearing Decision (Weeks)Appeals Pending Decision
2009	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	137	12	8	13	30	14	4298
2010	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	244	10	22	37	92	23	51163
2011	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	220	28	33	38	149	21	58121
Sept 2012	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	199	15	26	24	82	26	42 158