asked the Minister for the Environment if he will indicate for each local authority the total number of disabled persons employed in a permanent or temporary capacity on 1 January 1987 and the percentage of the workforce for each local authority this employment figure represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Disabled Persons' Employment.
181.
The information requested by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement set out below.
|
No. of Disabled Persons |
% of Work-Employed force |
|
|
Local Authority |
||
|
Carlow |
Nil |
— |
|
Cavan |
Nil |
— |
|
Clare |
1 |
.12 |
|
Cork |
76 |
3.05 |
|
Donegal |
5 |
.54 |
|
Dublin |
21 |
.6 |
|
Galway |
4 |
.35 |
|
Kerry |
4 |
.39 |
|
Kildare |
4 |
.55 |
|
Kilkenny |
5 |
.86 |
|
Laois |
2 |
.45 |
|
Leitrim |
1 |
.27 |
|
Limerick |
21 |
2.23 |
|
Longford |
Nil |
— |
|
Louth |
Nil |
— |
|
Mayo |
Nil |
— |
|
Meath |
2 |
.35 |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
.51 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
.25 |
|
Roscommon |
Nil |
— |
|
Sligo |
Nil |
— |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
5 |
.85 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
7 |
1.2 |
|
Waterford |
4 |
.74 |
|
Westmeath |
1 |
.27 |
|
Wexford |
2 |
.34 |
|
Wicklow |
1 |
.13 |
|
County Borough Corporations |
||
|
Cork Corp. |
2 |
.12 |
|
Dublin Corp. |
48 |
.59 |
|
Galway Corp. |
Nil |
— |
|
Limerick Corp. |
7 |
1.00 |
|
Waterford |
4 |
|
|
Corp. |
1.33 |
|
|
Others |
7 |
.23 |
Footnote:—The foregoing information is compiled from returns furnished by local authorities giving the position as at 31-12-86. The figures include persons who were recruited as disabled persons through special competitions and persons who were transferred to different duties following a disability which occurred after recruitment. Information with regard to disabled persons who secured employment with local authorities following non-special competitions or persons who became disabled after taking up employment, but not transferred to other duties is not readily available.