Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2013
317. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time in the past 12 months for a review, in line with the relevant social welfare legislation, to be carried out by the chief appeals officer, of appeals already decided by appeals officers. [20248/13]
View answerI am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the information sought by the Deputy is not available.
Processing times in relation to appeals are measured and reported by an ICT system in the Appeals Office. Reviews by the Chief Appeals Officer are not tracked on this system. When a review is requested, the files in question are recalled from the Department and, following the review, all papers are returned to the Department.
However I can confirm that the Chief Appeals Officer conducted 39 such reviews in the past year.
