Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 June 2018
526. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance received in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number of applications which were approved and refused, respectively. [26191/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe breakdown following relates to the total number of applications received and decided for the period concerned. The number of disability allowance (DA) claims awarded includes all claims awarded at initial application stage, at review stage and on appeal.
Breakdown of DA claims received and decisions
|
Disability Allowance |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 to end of May |
|
|
Received |
23,804 |
23,657 |
9,869 |
|
|
Awarded |
16,669 |
17,469 |
7,118 |
|
|
Disallowed |
12,027* |
12,022* |
5,364* |
*The number of cases disallowed includes some claims also recorded as awarded in the above table where those cases were subsequently allowed following review or appeal.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
