Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.
The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table(s) below. Claim processing statistics are not collected on a county basis, and thus it is not possible to provide data for Galway city and county. National totals are provided.
Table below contains national data relating to Invalidity Pension claims and appeals processing:
|
Year
|
IP Claims received
|
*IP Claims Awarded by Deciding Officer
|
IP claims Disallowed by Deciding Officer
|
IP Appeals received by Appeals Office
|
IP Appeals allowed by Appeals office
|
IP appeals disallowed by Appeals office
|
|
2022
|
8932
|
5918
|
4142
|
1633
|
577
|
590
|
|
2023
|
11498
|
7651
|
5188
|
1822
|
847
|
623
|
|
2024 - To end August 2024
|
6525
|
4960
|
3804
|
1616
|
574
|
390
|
* IP Claims awarded by Deciding Officer include cases that may have been previously disallowed and which were subsequently awarded following a review or a successful appeal.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
