Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for carer's allowance applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20636/14]

Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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101. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times for invalidity pension applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20638/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 and 101 together.

The average time to award carers' allowance and invalidity pension applications at the end of March was 35 and 40 weeks respectively. New applications for carer’s allowance are currently decided upon inside 12.5 weeks on average and invalidity pension claims are currently decided upon within 8 weeks of receipt. The overall average processing times reflect appeals in the system.