Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 May 2013
172. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 317 of 30 April 2013, the length of time it took to review each of the 39 appeals conducted by the Chief Appeals Officer in the past year. [23175/13]
View answerI am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that the information in relation to the time taken for each of the 39 reviews 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.
