Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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395. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension that were refused by her Department in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [17416/24]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.

The table below shows the number of invalidity pension claims refused in the period requested.

An application may be refused as the applicant is not considered permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and/or they may not satisfy the PRSI contribution conditions for the scheme. It is open to the person to appeal a decision to refuse IP to the Social Welfare Appeals Office where their application will be considered by an Appeals Officer.

I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.