Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independent)
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310. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual figures since 2005 for appeals lodged with the social welfare appeals office querying a refusal based on the habitual residence condition, broken down by Irish citizens and non-Irish nationals. [8738/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy relating to appeals received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office since 2005 on the question of Habitual Residence is set out in the following table. I am advised by the Chief Appeals Officer that it is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures between Irish citizens and non-Irish nationals as this information is not captured on the Appeals Office information system.

Over the 12 year period from 2005 to 2016 a total of 18,202 appeals were finalised on the question of the Habitual Residence Condition HRC. 6569 (36.1%) of those appeals were allowed or partially allowed, 11600 (63.7%) were disallowed and 33(0.2%) were withdrawn.

HRC APPEALS FINALISED 2005 - 2016