Written Answers. - Social Welfare Appeals.
Michael Ring
Ceist:
430
Mr. Ring
asked the
Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs
the number of appeals received in health board regions (details supplied) in the past 12 months, on a monthly basis; the number of appeals dealt with; the number of appeals allowed; and the number disallowed under the category of appeal of supplementary welfare allowance.
[12340/00]
The supplementary welfare allowance scheme is administered on my behalf by the health boards. Appeals in supplementary welfare allowance cases are dealt with in the first instance by the health board appeals officers. Details of appeals for each health board for 1999 and the first two months of the year 2000 are set out in the following tabular statement.
Tabular Statement
1999
Eastern Health Board
Month
|
Received
|
Dealt with
|
AppealsAllowed
|
AppealsDisallowed
|
Withdrawn
|
On Hand
|
363 Appeals carried forward from 1998
January
|
116
|
230
|
69
|
161
|
49
|
200
|
February
|
124
|
93
|
25
|
68
|
10
|
221
|
March
|
158
|
114
|
28
|
86
|
10
|
255
|
April
|
118
|
135
|
41
|
94
|
8
|
230
|
May
|
124
|
107
|
24
|
83
|
7
|
240
|
June
|
152
|
82
|
26
|
56
|
11
|
299
|
July
|
220
|
198
|
39
|
159
|
8
|
313
|
August
|
305
|
273
|
44
|
229
|
14
|
331
|
September
|
199
|
190
|
34
|
156
|
20
|
320
|
October
|
173
|
72
|
26
|
46
|
11
|
410
|
November
|
162
|
238
|
69
|
169
|
27
|
307
|
December
|
116
|
124
|
44
|
80
|
14
|
285
|
Total
|
1,967
|
1,856
|
469
|
1,387
|
189
|
|
Year 2000
285 Appeals carried forward from 1999
January
|
101
|
103
|
36
|
67
|
10
|
273
|
February
|
170
|
154
|
47
|
107
|
23
|
266
|
1999
Midland Health Board
Month
|
Received
|
Dealt with
|
AppealsAllowed
|
AppealsDisallowed
|
Withdrawn
|
On Hand
|
10 Appeals carried forward from 1998
January
|
12
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
13
|
February
|
13
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
18
|
March
|
19
|
25
|
5
|
20
|
2
|
10
|
April
|
10
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
11
|
May
|
12
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
1
|
130
|
June
|
8
|
15
|
3
|
12
|
2
|
4
|
July
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
August
|
44
|
28
|
1
|
27
|
2
|
23
|
September
|
24
|
27
|
4
|
23
|
1
|
19
|
October
|
18
|
16
|
4
|
12
|
0
|
21
|
November
|
10
|
12
|
5
|
7
|
0
|
19
|
December
|
2
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
Total
|
180
|
172
|
41
|
131
|
14
|
|
Year 2000
4 Appeals carried forward from 1999
January
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
February
|
0
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
7
|
1999
Mid-Western Health Board
Month
|
Received
|
Dealt with
|
AppealsAllowed
|
AppealsDisallowed
|
Withdrawn
|
On Hand
|
89 Appeals carried forward from 1998
January
|
23
|
47
|
19
|
28
|
4
|
61
|
February
|
31
|
39
|
18
|
21
|
3
|
50
|
March
|
29
|
32
|
12
|
20
|
1
|
46
|
April
|
24
|
19
|
9
|
10
|
1
|
50
|
May
|
13
|
26
|
10
|
16
|
4
|
33
|
June
|
28
|
24
|
9
|
15
|
0
|
37
|
July
|
34
|
27
|
13
|
14
|
0
|
44
|
August
|
146
|
35
|
24
|
11
|
0
|
155
|
September
|
67
|
128
|
73
|
55
|
2
|
92
|
October
|
48
|
55
|
24
|
31
|
0
|
85
|
November
|
37
|
50
|
14
|
36
|
7
|
65
|
December
|
22
|
32
|
12
|
20
|
5
|
50
|
Total
|
502
|
514
|
237
|
277
|
27
|
|
Year 2000
50 Appeals carried forward from 1999
January
|
23
|
22
|
7
|
15
|
8
|
43
|
February
|
26
|
15
|
6
|
9
|
4
|
50
|
1999
North Eastern Health Board
Month
|
Received
|
Dealt with
|
AppealsAllowed
|
AppealsDisallowed
|
Withdrawn
|
On Hand
|
9 Appeals carried forward from 1998
January
|
4
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
February
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
11
|
March
|
6
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
8
|
April
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
5
|
May
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
100
|
June
|
9
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
13
|
July
|
8
|
13
|
1
|
12
|
1
|
7
|
August
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
September
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
8
|
1
|
5
|
October
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
November
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
9
|
December
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
9
|
Total
|
78
|
73
|
11
|
62
|
5
|
|
Year 2000
9 Appeals carried forward from 1999
January
|
8
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
February
|
4
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
10
|
1999
North Western Health Board
Month
|
Received
|
Dealt with
|
AppealsAllowed
|
AppealsDisallowed
|
Withdrawn
|
On Hand
|
11 Appeals carried forward from 1998
January
|
24
|
22
|
3
|
19
|
1
|
12
|
February
|
17
|
20
|
6
|
14
|
0
|
9
|
March
|
35
|
21
|
6
|
15
|
3
|
20
|
April
|
17
|
17
|
4
|
13
|
8
|
12
|
May
|
14
|
16
|
11
|
5
|
1
|
9
|
June
|
24
|
26
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
7
|
July
|
28
|
18
|
4
|
14
|
1
|
16
|
August
|
74
|
61
|
11
|
50
|
4
|
25
|
September
|
63
|
64
|
21
|
43
|
1
|
23
|
October
|
46
|
54
|
15
|
39
|
0
|
15
|
November
|
40
|
31
|
8
|
23
|
2
|
22
|
December
|
15
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
22
|
Total
|
397
|
362
|
110
|
252
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year 2000
22 Appeals carried forward from 1999
January
|
9
|
18
|
6
|
12
|
2
|
11
|
February
|
31
|
21
|
11
|
10
|
3
|
18
|
1999
South Eastern Health Board
Month
|
Received
|
Dealt with
|
AppealsAllowed
|
AppealsDisallowed
|
Withdrawn
|
On Hand
|
18 Appeals carried forward from 1998
January
|
8
|
10
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
16
|
February
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
19
|
March
|
21
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
0
|
31
|
April
|
17
|
11
|
2
|
9
|
0
|
37
|
May
|
21
|
20
|
5
|
15
|
5
|
33
|
June
|
21
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
51
|
July
|
60
|
35
|
10
|
25
|
1
|
75
|
August
|
78
|
60
|
14
|
46
|
1
|
92
|
September
|
66
|
97
|
25
|
72
|
1
|
60
|
October
|
29
|
34
|
12
|
22
|
0
|
55
|
November
|
13
|
25
|
6
|
19
|
0
|
43
|
December
|
25
|
24
|
4
|
20
|
0
|
44
|
Total
|
365
|
331
|
81
|
250
|
8
|
|
Year 2000
44 Appeals carried forward from 1999
January
|
11
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
50
|
February
|
0
|
25
|
6
|
19
|
0
|
33
|
1999
Southern Health Board
Month
|
Received
|
Dealt with
|
AppealsAllowed
|
AppealsDisallowed
|
Withdrawn
|
On Hand
|
124 Appeals carried forward from 1998
January
|
103
|
89
|
32
|
57
|
14
|
124
|
February
|
129
|
110
|
35
|
75
|
19
|
124
|
March
|
144
|
130
|
40
|
90
|
14
|
124
|
April
|
134
|
111
|
35
|
76
|
18
|
129
|
May
|
131
|
150
|
49
|
101
|
21
|
89
|
June
|
144
|
143
|
46
|
97
|
26
|
64
|
July
|
135
|
125
|
47
|
78
|
20
|
54
|
August
|
134
|
116
|
45
|
71
|
22
|
50
|
September
|
173
|
146
|
45
|
101
|
25
|
52
|
October
|
136
|
128
|
35
|
93
|
18
|
42
|
November
|
174
|
157
|
57
|
100
|
17
|
42
|
December
|
114
|
110
|
40
|
70
|
10
|
36
|
Total
|
1,651
|
1,515
|
506
|
1,009
|
224
|
|
Year 2000
36 Appeals carried forward from 1999
January
|
71
|
63
|
23
|
40
|
14
|
30
|
February
|
151
|
121
|
11
|
77
|
22
|
41
|