Written answers

Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Disability Allowance Applications Waiting Times

Photo of Niamh SmythNiamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time it is taking to process disability allowance applications; and the number of applications waiting to be processed. [17924/19]

Photo of Finian McGrathFinian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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In February 2019 , the average waiting time to award a new disability allowance application was 14 weeks. At the end of February 2019, there were 5,773 disability allowance applications awaiting decision.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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