The following table relates to the number of disability allowance 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. The “other” column refers to cases which could not be attributed to a County.
-
|
Awarded
|
Disallowed
|
Dublin
|
4572
|
4343
|
Carlow
|
292
|
302
|
Cavan
|
300
|
265
|
Clare
|
441
|
371
|
Kerry
|
608
|
583
|
Cork
|
2171
|
2107
|
Donegal
|
691
|
644
|
Galway
|
952
|
945
|
Kildare
|
660
|
617
|
Kilkenny
|
292
|
295
|
Laois
|
310
|
287
|
Leitrim
|
134
|
95
|
Limerick
|
1026
|
848
|
Louth
|
495
|
528
|
Mayo
|
514
|
420
|
Meath
|
551
|
564
|
Monaghan
|
177
|
164
|
Offaly
|
313
|
333
|
Roscommon
|
241
|
242
|
Sligo
|
260
|
247
|
Tipperary
|
754
|
679
|
Waterford
|
539
|
519
|
Westmeath
|
368
|
381
|
Wicklow
|
493
|
408
|
Wexford
|
609
|
659
|
Longford
|
222
|
225
|
Other
|
2
|
14
|
Total
|
17987 (*)
|
17085(*)
|
The following table relate to disability allowance appeal processing times.
Processing times for Disability Allowance Appeals 2014-2015 Breakdown by summary decision and oral hearing
|
Average processing times (weeks) Summary Decisions
|
Average processing times (weeks) Oral Hearings
|
2014
|
20.8
|
26.7
|
2015 to end of March
|
15.9
|
21.6
|
The following table relates to the outcomes of disability allowance appeal oral hearings. There is no available data relating to the breakdown of oral hearings by county.
Oral Hearings 2014-2015
|
Allowed
|
Disallowed
|
Total
|
2014
|
1,380
|
569
|
1,949
|
2015 to end of March
|
353
|
149
|
502
|