Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Data
Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeals received by the social welfare appeals office, per month in 2023, in tabular form. [6155/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions.
The below table shows a weekly breakdown of appeals received in the year 2023.
Appeals Received per Month in 2023 | |
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Month | Appeals Received |
January | 1,405 |
February | 2,054 |
March | 2,504 |
April | 2,002 |
May | 1,909 |
June | 1,918 |
July | 2,043 |
August | 2,658 |
September | 2,512 |
October | 1,839 |
November | 1,757 |
December | 1,403 |
Total | 24,004 |
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