Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide, in tabular form and by county, the number of invalidity pensions granted and refused from 1 January 2014 to date in 2015; the average waiting time for decisions on appeals; the number on appeals referred for independent oral appeal; and the percentage of these approved and refused. [14487/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The following table relates to the number of invalidity pension decisions that were awarded and disallowed from the start of January 2014 to the end of March 2015. (*)Please note that the statistics in relation to awarded cases include cases in the disallowed category which were subsequently awarded following a review or a successful appeal. While these statistics are not collated by County, an indicative breakdown by County is included.

Social welfare appeals office statistics are not maintained on a county by county basis. Data requested for the period in question is contained in the following tabular statements:

Processing times for Invalidity PensionAppeals 2014-2015 Breakdown by summary decision and oral hearing

Oral Hearings 2014-2015