Vol. 561 No. 2
361 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of disability allowances and disability benefits granted for the years 1992 to 2000; if she will give a breakdown of these by county; the number of these which were granted on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4115/03]
Information on numbers of claims awarded and granted on appeal is contained in the following table. My Department does not hold statistics on the number of claims awarded by county.
Table: Numbers of Disability Allowance and Disability Benefit claims awarded and numbers granted on appeal.
|
Year |
Disability Allowance Awarded |
Disability Benefit Awarded |
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|
Awarded |
On Appeal |
Awarded |
On Appeal |
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|
1992* |
0 |
0 |
174,474 |
Not Available |
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|
1993* |
0 |
0 |
160,177 |
954 |
(0.6%) |
|
|
1994* |
0 |
0 |
143,815 |
787 |
(0.5%) |
|
|
1995* |
0 |
0 |
163,811 |
612 |
(0.4%) |
|
|
1996* |
Not Available |
Not Available |
160,757 |
664 |
(0.4%) |
|
|
1997 |
9,090 |
54 |
(0.6%) |
176,760 |
807 |
(0.5%) |
|
1998 |
7,521 |
163 |
(2.2%) |
178,638 |
673 |
(0.4%) |
|
1999 |
7,498 |
200 |
(2.7%) |
197,517 |
829 |
(0.4%) |
|
2000 |
8,242 |
209 |
(2.5%) |
210,823 |
764 |
(0.4%) |
