Dáil debates
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Social Welfare Appeals
4:00 am
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
The average processing time for social welfare appeals is now 24 weeks, almost six months. Unlike delays in other areas such as the passport office, getting redundancy payments and so on, delays in social welfare appeals are costing the State money because some 40% of appeals are disallowed and in the meantime people receive a payment.
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