Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 April 2015
89. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of recipients of family income supplement granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to date in 2015; the average waiting time for decisions on appeal; the number of appeals referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentage of these approved and refused. [14492/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraAt the end of 2014 Family Income Supplement (FIS) was awarded to 50,306 people and had been refused to 12,436. The County breakdown was as follows:
|
Awards |
Refusals |
|
|
Carlow |
859 |
220 |
|
Cavan |
1,153 |
275 |
|
Clare |
1,181 |
302 |
|
Cork |
5,354 |
1,347 |
|
Donegal |
2,307 |
473 |
|
Dublin |
11,917 |
2,961 |
|
Galway |
2,357 |
668 |
|
Kerry |
1,433 |
342 |
|
Kildare |
2,205 |
522 |
|
Kilkenny |
798 |
204 |
|
Laois |
870 |
217 |
|
Leitrim |
339 |
90 |
|
Limerick |
2,095 |
511 |
|
Longford |
666 |
161 |
|
Louth |
1,872 |
445 |
|
Mayo |
1,486 |
348 |
|
Meath |
2,044 |
546 |
|
Monaghan |
956 |
221 |
|
Offaly |
935 |
258 |
|
Roscommon |
665 |
171 |
|
Sligo |
674 |
158 |
|
Tipperary |
1,969 |
426 |
|
Waterford |
1,641 |
398 |
|
Westmeath |
1,094 |
266 |
|
Wexford |
2,029 |
506 |
|
Wicklow |
1,282 |
339 |
|
Others |
125 |
61 |
|
Total |
50,306 |
12,436 |
At the 31 March 2015, FIS was in payment to 50,452 people.
The number of Family Income Supplement appeals decided by oral hearing in 2014 was 44 of which 29 ( 65.9%) had a successful outcome for the appellant. In 2015 to the end of March the number decided by oral hearing was 13 of which 5 (38.5 %) had a successful outcome.
The average time taken to process Family Income Supplement appeals decided by summary decision in 2014 was 26.0 weeks and 32.6 weeks for those requiring an oral hearing. The average time for 2015 to the end of March was 20.7 weeks for summary decision and 25.5 weeks for oral hearing.
Processing times for Family Income Supplement Appeals 2014-2015 Breakdown by summary decision and oral hearing
|
- |
Average processing times (weeks) Summary Decisions |
Average processing times (weeks) Oral Hearings |
|
2014 |
26.0 |
32.6 |
|
2015 to end of March |
20.7 |
25.5 |
Oral Hearings 2014-2015
|
- |
Favourable |
Unfavourable |
Total |
|
2014 |
29 (65.9%) |
15 (34.1%) |
44 |
|
2015 to end of March |
5 (38.5 %) |
8 (61.5%) |
13 |
