John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am looking at a reply I received to a parliamentary question last September and the appeal times are absolutely ludicrous and unacceptable. They vary from 17 to 64 weeks. A carer who appeals a decision, for example, must wait 29 weeks without a penny for a decision. A jobseeker must wait 37 weeks. That is ludicrous. I heard the Minister's response but what is going on in the appeals section? I accept her comments about new staff having to be trained to replace retiring staff, but that is only to tread water. What additional staff have been appointed to deal with this crisis in the appeals section?

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