Carer's Allowance Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 February 2019

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

Questions (93)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for carer’s allowance that were refused on application, referred to appeal and granted or rejected on appeal, respectively, in each of the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8096/19]

Written answers

Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection

The information requested by the Deputy in respect of Carer's Allowance is detailed in the following tabular statement.

2018	Rejected Applications	Appeals Received	Appeals Finalised	Allowed By Appeals Officers	Partially Allowed by Appeals Officers	Revised Decisions By Deciding Officers	Appeals Disallowed by Appeals Officers	Withdrawn
Jan	760	291	260	93	15	35	114	3
Feb	708	205	229	89	15	47	74	4
Mar	586	213	232	94	11	33	85	9
Apr	731	179	188	77	7	27	59	18
May	1017	249	215	87	8	32	82	6
Jun	680	271	214	90	9	25	83	7
Jul	704	325	265	87	17	63	93	5
Aug	670	231	154	61	7	23	51	12
Sep	724	214	156	67	10	12	60	7
Oct	1068	296	355	113	24	99	115	4
Nov	1074	303	260	120	10	25	104	1
Dec	569	125	182	69	11	19	69	14
2019
Jan	1035	345	188	58	12	33	80	5