The following table relates to the number of invalidity pension decisions that were awarded and disallowed from the start of January 2014 to the end of March 2015. (*)Please note that the statistics in relation to awarded cases include cases in the disallowed category which were subsequently awarded following a review or a successful appeal. While these statistics are not collated by County, an indicative breakdown by County is included.
|
2014
|
|
2015*
|
|
County
|
Allow
|
Disallow
|
Allow
|
Disallow
|
Carlow
|
85
|
86
|
33
|
28
|
Cavan
|
129
|
100
|
41
|
33
|
Clare
|
160
|
94
|
45
|
26
|
Cork
|
895
|
668
|
254
|
188
|
Donegal
|
178
|
130
|
33
|
41
|
Dublin
|
1599
|
1164
|
456
|
309
|
Galway
|
281
|
195
|
84
|
49
|
Kerry
|
206
|
161
|
64
|
49
|
Kildare
|
342
|
233
|
91
|
57
|
Kilkenny
|
123
|
103
|
48
|
26
|
Laois
|
120
|
94
|
30
|
22
|
Leitrim
|
63
|
33
|
22
|
12
|
Limerick
|
381
|
290
|
106
|
79
|
Longford
|
59
|
60
|
25
|
20
|
Louth
|
183
|
172
|
61
|
45
|
Mayo
|
209
|
126
|
59
|
32
|
Meath
|
243
|
167
|
60
|
46
|
Monaghan
|
76
|
42
|
12
|
17
|
Offaly
|
133
|
119
|
41
|
32
|
Roscommon
|
111
|
71
|
23
|
23
|
Sligo
|
110
|
83
|
25
|
15
|
Tipperary
|
290
|
189
|
74
|
56
|
Waterford
|
225
|
121
|
50
|
31
|
Westmeath
|
170
|
138
|
37
|
26
|
Wexford
|
255
|
188
|
47
|
43
|
Wicklow
|
186
|
104
|
47
|
33
|
Total
|
6812
|
4931
|
1868
|
1338
|
* to 31.3.2015
Social welfare appeals office statistics are not maintained on a county by county basis. Data requested for the period in question is contained in the following tabular statements:
Processing times for
Invalidity Pension
Appeals 2014-2015 Breakdown by summary decision and oral hearing
|
Average processing times (weeks)
Summary Decisions
|
Average processing
times (weeks)
Oral Hearings
|
2014
|
25.9
|
31.2
|
2015 to end of March
|
25.8
|
31.3
|
Oral Hearings 2014-2015
|
Allowed
|
Disallowed
|
Total
|
2014
|
720 (77.7%)
|
207 (22.3%)
|
927
|
2015 to end of March
|
97 (75.8 %)
|
31 (24.2%)
|
128
|