535. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35868/25]
Topics / Social Welfare Appeals
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSocial Welfare Appeals
226 questions from 73 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
226
questions
220 written, 6 oral
73
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 15 |
| February 2025 | 36 |
| March 2025 | 10 |
| April 2025 | 24 |
| May 2025 | 27 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 26 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 9 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 13 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
277. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the case of a social welfare appeals office decision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35090/25]
591. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to address long waiting times for appeals being dealt with by way of a summary decision or oral hearing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34311/25]
99. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has any plans to review the appeals process for the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33038/25]
105. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing times for social welfare appeals for each social welfare scheme; the number of successful appeals granted, over the past four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33123/25]
152. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to give an update on work his Department is doing to decrease social welfare appeal waiting times; the current average time it takes for an appeal to be decided on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32277/25]
557. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal process will be completed for an applicant for Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32176/25]
559. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) which was submitted to the Social Welfare Appeals Office in September 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32235/25]
398. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case for the awarding of a pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31411/25]
399. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case for awarding carer’s allowance to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31412/25]
400. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31431/25]
185. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance appeal (details supplied). [30884/25]
215. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31287/25]
944. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection when the farm assist appeal of a person (details supplied) will be finalised as the appeal was submitted over six months ago and it is not yet assigned to an appeals officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30202/25]
441. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a carer’s allowance appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28556/25]
446. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the disability appeal (details supplied). [28855/25]
285. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied), if he will consider the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on older workers’ ability to re-enter employment post-2018; whether any discretion or compassionate grounds can be applied in cases such as this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27750/25]
434. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/25]
88. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in respect of their application for their son; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/25]
89. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26314/25]
90. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26318/25]
91. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26336/25]
589. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeal applications his Department has received; and the number of appeal decisions issued in each year since 2019, in tabular from. [25157/25]
617. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on an appeal lodged with regard to invalidity pension (details supplied); the current average waiting time for a decision on an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25874/25]
636. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25988/25]