Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2015
187. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for farm assist granted and refused from 1 January 2015 to date, by county and in tabular form; the average waiting time for decisions on appeal; the number on appeal referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentage of these approved and refused. [40655/15]
View answer191. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for family income supplement granted and refused; the average waiting time for decisions on appeal; the number on appeal referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentages of these approved and refused, by county and in tabular form, from 1 January 2015 to date. [40735/15]
View answer192. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the domiciliary care allowance granted and refused; the average waiting time for decisions on appeal; the number on appeal referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentages of these approved and refused by county, from 1 January 2015 to date, in tabular form. [40736/15]
View answer193. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance granted and refused; the average waiting time for decisions on appeal; the number on appeal referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentages of these approved and refused, by county from 1 January 2015 to date, in tabular form. [40737/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 191 to 193, inclusive, together.
The information requested by the Deputy (where available) is detailed in the tabular statements.
Claims Processing Statistics
1 January 2015 – 31 October 2015
|
Scheme |
Claims Awarded |
Claims Rejected |
Average time to Award (Weeks) |
|
Farm Assist* |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
|
Family Income Supplement (New Claims) |
18,195 |
7,531 |
4 |
|
Family Income Supplement (Renewals) |
28,209 |
9,131 |
N/a |
|
Domiciliary Care allowance |
3,448 |
1,773 |
14 |
|
Disability Allowance |
13,194 |
13,016 |
11 |
¥ Statistics in relation to claim processing are not segregated on a County basis.
* Farm Assist is an administrative scheme dependent on the customer satisfying the Jobseeker’s Allowance eligibility criteria in the first instance therefore there is no measurable claim processing statistics available of this scheme.
Appeals Statistics
1 January 2015 – 31 October 2015
|
- |
- |
Independent Oral Appeals |
||
|
Scheme |
Average time for Appeal Decision |
Number Referred |
Percentage Approved |
Percentage Refused |
|
Family Income Supplement |
19.3 |
35 |
51.4 % |
48.6 % |
|
Domiciliary Care allowance |
20.5 |
260 |
76.2% |
23.8 % |
|
Disability Allowance |
19.6 |
1,715 |
73.3 % |
26.7 % |
|
Farm Assist |
31.2 |
53 |
50.9 % |
49.1 % |
¥ Statistics in relation to appeals are not segregated on a County basis.
