Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 April 2015
84. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form and by county, the number of invalidity pensions granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to date in 2015; the average waiting time for decisions on appeals; the number on appeals referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentage of these approved and refused. [14487/15]
View answerThe following table relates to the number of invalidity pension decisions that were awarded and disallowed from the start of January 2014 to the end of March 2015. (*)Please note that the statistics in relation to awarded cases include cases in the disallowed category which were subsequently awarded following a review or a successful appeal. While these statistics are not collated by County, an indicative breakdown by County is included.
|
2014 |
2015* |
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|
County |
Allow |
Disallow |
Allow |
Disallow |
|
Carlow |
85 |
86 |
33 |
28 |
|
Cavan |
129 |
100 |
41 |
33 |
|
Clare |
160 |
94 |
45 |
26 |
|
Cork |
895 |
668 |
254 |
188 |
|
Donegal |
178 |
130 |
33 |
41 |
|
Dublin |
1599 |
1164 |
456 |
309 |
|
Galway |
281 |
195 |
84 |
49 |
|
Kerry |
206 |
161 |
64 |
49 |
|
Kildare |
342 |
233 |
91 |
57 |
|
Kilkenny |
123 |
103 |
48 |
26 |
|
Laois |
120 |
94 |
30 |
22 |
|
Leitrim |
63 |
33 |
22 |
12 |
|
Limerick |
381 |
290 |
106 |
79 |
|
Longford |
59 |
60 |
25 |
20 |
|
Louth |
183 |
172 |
61 |
45 |
|
Mayo |
209 |
126 |
59 |
32 |
|
Meath |
243 |
167 |
60 |
46 |
|
Monaghan |
76 |
42 |
12 |
17 |
|
Offaly |
133 |
119 |
41 |
32 |
|
Roscommon |
111 |
71 |
23 |
23 |
|
Sligo |
110 |
83 |
25 |
15 |
|
Tipperary |
290 |
189 |
74 |
56 |
|
Waterford |
225 |
121 |
50 |
31 |
|
Westmeath |
170 |
138 |
37 |
26 |
|
Wexford |
255 |
188 |
47 |
43 |
|
Wicklow |
186 |
104 |
47 |
33 |
|
Total |
6812 |
4931 |
1868 |
1338 |
* to 31.3.2015
Social welfare appeals office statistics are not maintained on a county by county basis. Data requested for the period in question is contained in the following tabular statements:
Processing times for Invalidity Pension Appeals 2014-2015 Breakdown by summary decision and oral hearing
|
Average processing times (weeks) Summary Decisions |
Average processing times (weeks) Oral Hearings |
|
|
2014 |
25.9 |
31.2 |
|
2015 to end of March |
25.8 |
31.3 |
Oral Hearings 2014-2015
|
Allowed |
Disallowed |
Total |
|
|
2014 |
720 (77.7%) |
207 (22.3%) |
927 |
|
2015 to end of March |
97 (75.8 %) |
31 (24.2%) |
128 |
