Written answers
Thursday, 1 May 2025
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Disability Services
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal West, Sinn Fein)
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274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications made for disability allowance, between 2020 and the first quarter of 2025, in tabular form; the number of applications that were successful; the number of applications rejected; the number of rejected applications appealed; the number of appeals granted; the average length of time from application to final decision, per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21759/25]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The requested figures for Disability Allowance are shown below. The figures for 'Average Weeks to Award' is the average time between an claim being registered and the claim being awarded for successful claims. Note that the figures for quarter 1 2025 correspond to 1 January - 31 March 2025.
- | Claims Registered | Awarded | Rejected | Average Weeks to Award | Appeals Registered | Appeals Granted |
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2020 | 20,671 | 15,686 | 13,559 | 6.9 | 6,661 | 4,714 |
2021 | 20,599 | 13,298 | 13,989 | 6.0 | 5,733 | 3,355 |
2022 | 26,021 | 13,817 | 14,593 | 7.0 | 5,637 | 3,144 |
2023 | 28,704 | 16,418 | 16,653 | 9.8 | 5,567 | 3,221 |
2024 | 29,177 | 18,657 | 20,343 | 8.3 | 9,041 | 3,293 |
2025 Q1 | 6,692 | 4,207 | 4,697 | 6.1 | 1,853 | 1,224 |
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