Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 March 2004
402 Ms McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the required quota of employment places for persons with disabilities in local authorities; if this quota has been achieved; if not, the shortfall remaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7481/04]
View answerUnder the commitment in the programme for Government, the quota for the employment of people with disabilities in local authorities is 3%. On 31 December 2002, the latest year for which statistics are available, the number of people employed with disabilities by local authorities represented 3.45% of the workforce.
