Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 121: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for supplementary welfare allowance currently awaiting a decision; the length of time it takes for claims to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20852/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Department does not maintain statistics on the number of applications for supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) currently awaiting a decision. However more than 95% of basic SWA applications are decided and paid within a week.