Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 September 2024
256. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance that were lodged, the number approved, the number initially refused, the number refused on review, the number then appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, and the number of those appeals that were upheld or rejected, in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37346/24]
Amharc ar fhreagra259. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance that were lodged in Galway (city and county separately), the number approved, the number initially refused, the number refused on review, the number then appealed to the Social Welfare Appeals Office, and the number of those appeals that were upheld or rejected, in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37349/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 256 and 259 together.
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.
Appeals data has been collected by the Social Welfare Appeals Office (SWAO), and is provided below. The SWAO has provided Appeals statistics for Galway, but it is not possible to break this down further into city and county.
Disability Allowance Claims (National Totals) Table:
|
Year |
Registered |
Approved |
Rejected |
|
2022 |
26,021 |
13,817 |
14.593 |
|
2023 |
28,704 |
16,418 |
16,653 |
|
2024 (Jan-Aug) |
19,448 |
12,925 |
14 |
Disability Allowance Appeals (National Totals) Table:
|
Year |
Received |
Finalised |
Allowed |
Partially Allowed |
Revised (DO) |
Disallowed |
|
2022 |
5,637 |
5,435 |
2,348 |
74 |
722 |
2,222 |
|
2023 |
5,567 |
5,559 |
2,587 |
43 |
591 |
2,280 |
|
2024 (Jan-Aug) |
5,948 |
3,598 |
1,148 |
29 |
881 |
1,461 |
Disability Allowance Appeals (Galway) Table:
|
Year |
Received |
Allowed |
Disallowed |
Partially Allowed |
|
2022 |
269 |
104 |
103 |
8 |
|
2023 |
274 |
111 |
96 |
1 |
|
2024 (Jan-Aug) |
271 |
50 |
89 |
1 |
