Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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1058. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications being processed for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44991/18]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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Disability allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance for people with a disability aged between 16 and 66 with a disability which is expected to last for at least one year and who satisfies the medical condition, means test and are habitually resident in Ireland.

The number of new claims pending at the end of September 2018 for DA was 5,113.

The Department is committed to ensuring that claims and reviews are processed as expeditiously as possible.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.