Alan Farrell (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 343: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for appeals on social welfare decisions in 2010 and 2011; the number of those appeals which were successful in changing the outcome of their application through this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16987/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that there is no direct link between the number of appeals received in a given year and the number processed in that year as all appeals received in a given year will not have been reached and the number of appeals processed will include appeals received in previous years.

A total of 32,432 appeals were received in 2010 and 31,241 in 2011. In 2010, 28,166 were processed of which 12,029 (43%) had a favourable outcome for the appellant. Of these, 7,282 were revised by the Deciding Officer on further examination of the case in the light of the grounds of appeal and new evidence submitted by the appellant. The relevant figures for 2011 were 34,027 appeals processed, of which 14,366 (42%) had a favourable outcome. Of these 6,035 were revised by the Deciding Officer.