Written answers
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Department of Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits Applications
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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144. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for disability allowance/invalidity pension approved on application, refused on application and/or subsequently awarded and/or approved on appeal in each of the past three years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19391/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tabular statement.
Registered | Awarded on Application | Refused on Application | Withdrawn by Applicant | Pending | Awarded/ Approved on Appeal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 21,409 | 8,306 | 10,316 | 626 | 6,880 | 1,951 |
2011 | 24,264 | 9,246 | 14,116 | 783 | 6,999 | 2,457 |
2012 | 25,887 | 10,400 | 14,519 | 1,240 | 7,775 | 2,939 |
31 March 2013 | 5,034 | 2,394 | 4,015 | 265 | 6,834 | 913 |
Registered | Awarded on Application | Refused on Application | Withdrawn by Applicant | Pending | Awarded/ Approved on Appeal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 8,774 | 3,597 | 3,677 | 285 | 2,701 | 532 |
2011* | 14,621 | 2,657 | 5,945 | 1,699 | 6,814 | 759 |
2012 | 11,510 | 6,352 | 10,721 | 702 | 3,662 | 1,509 |
31 March 2013 | 2,453 | 2,405 | 2,588 | 342 | 2,627 | 1,897 |
*Due to scheme migrating to a new processing system statistics were not accurately reported for the first quarter 2011.
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