The Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal is a body under the aegis of my Department. The following table shows the number of appeal applications heard in the past five years and a breakdown of the number that were successful and unsuccessful, as provided to us by the DDMBoA. It is not possible to give a breakdown by county.
Year
|
2017 (to June)
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
Total Number of applicants assessed
|
279
|
360
|
328
|
338
|
335
|
404
|
Number of successful applicants
|
10
|
22
|
16
|
44
|
53
|
45
|
Number of unsuccessful applicants
|
269
|
338
|
312
|
294
|
282
|
359
|
The following revised reply was received on 7 November 2017
The Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal is a body under the aegis of my Department. The table below shows the number of appeal applications heard in the past five years and a breakdown of the number that were successful and unsuccessful, as provided to us by the DDMBoA. It is not possible to give a breakdown by county.
Year
|
2017 (to June)
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
Total Number of applicants assessed
|
279
|
360
|
322
|
338
|
339
|
409
|
Number of successful applicants
|
10
|
22
|
16
|
44
|
53
|
45
|
Number of unsuccessful applicants
|
269
|
338
|
306
|
294
|
286
|
364
|