Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 April 2015
88. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form and by county, the number of recipients of the domiciliary care allowance granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to date in 2015; the average waiting times for decisions on appeal; the number of appeals referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentage of these approved and refused. [14491/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe numbers of domiciliary care allowance (DCA) applications that were received, processed and awarded in 2014 and to date in 2015 are detailed in the table below. This information is not collated or held on a county basis, so it is not possible to provide the more detailed information requested.
Table: Domiciliary Care Allowance applications
|
Year |
Applications received |
Applications processed |
Allowed by Deciding Officer |
Allowed on Appeal |
Total allowed and as % of processed |
|
|
2014 |
5,743 |
5,166 |
3,797 |
648 |
4,445 (86%) |
|
|
2015 to end March |
1,427 |
1,232 |
811 |
107 |
918 (74%) |
The average time taken to process DCA appeals is currently 18.4 weeks for summary decision and 24.5 weeks for oral hearing. The number of DCA appeals decided by way of oral hearing in 2014 was 420, of which 314 (74.8 %) had a successful outcome for the appellant.
