Written answers
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits
5:00 pm
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance for each of the years 2007 to 2011; if these figures will be broken down to indicate the total number of successful applications; the number of applications that were successful at first instance; the total number of appeals made; the number of applications that were successful on appeal in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1656/12]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The statistics requested are in the tabular statement hereunder. The number of disability allowance applications that were successful at the first instance is not available.
| Disability Allowance Applications/Appeals 2007 - 2011 | |||||
| Number received | Number Awarded | No. of Appeals Received | No. of Appeals Allowed | No of Appeals Partially Allowed | |
| 2007 | 19,989 | 11,684 | 2,938 | 536 | 35 |
| 2008 | 21,358 | 13,176 | 3,522 | 658 | 27 |
| 2009 | 20,794 | 10,179 | 4,696 | 719 | 43 |
| 2010 | 21,409 | 8,306 | 4,840 | 935 | 44 |
| 2011 | 24,264 | 9,246 | 5,472 | 1,699 | 131 |
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for domiciliary care allowance for each of the years 2007 to 2011, and if these figures will be broken down to indicate the total number of successful applications; the number of application which were successful at first instance; the total number of appeals made; the number of applications which were successful on appeal in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1657/12]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Department has been accepting new claims for domiciliary care allowance (DCA) since 1 April 2009. Statistics relating to the allowance for the period prior to April 2009 are a matter for the HSE, the previous administrators of the scheme.
The number of applicants for DCA that were received, awarded and refused in each year from April 2009 to date is set out in table 1 below while details in relation to appeals are set out in table 2.
Table 1 - Domiciliary Care Allowance applications - April 2009 to date
| Applications received | Applications fully processed in year | Applications allowed incl. on review* | Applications refused | |
| 2009 (from 1st April) | 3,389 | 2,823 | 1,220 | 1,603 |
| 2010 | 5,457 | 5,333 | 2,576 | 2,757 |
| 2011 | 5,525 | 5,396 | 2,502 | 2,894 |
* Includes cases initially disallowed but allowed on review following receipt of additional information.
Table 2 - Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals - April 2009 to date
| Appeals registered | Appeals withdrawn (allowed on medical review) | Medical reviews outstanding on appeal | Appeals allowed | Appeals disallowed | Appeals outstanding | |
| 2009 | 836 | 189 | 0 | 293 | 353 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1858 | 518 | 0 | 528 | 728 | 84 |
| 2011 | 2270 | 424 | 293 | 220 | 421 | 912 |
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