Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 March 2019
295. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of invalidity pension applications to date; the processing times of applications; the volume of applications being dealt with to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11086/19]
View answerInvalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.
In January 2019, a total of 1,191 applications for IP were received and 1,249 applications were processed. The average time taken to process a new IP claim in January was seven weeks. The Department is committed to ensuring that claims are processed as expeditiously as possible.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
