Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
1057. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the position regarding recruiting persons with a disability; the number of persons currently employed in his Department; the number of persons with a disability that have been employed since 1 January 2011 to date in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37836/12]
View answerPart 5 of the Disability Act 2005 requires all public bodies, in so far as practicable, to take all reasonable measures to promote and support employment by them of people with disabilities. Unless there are good reasons to the contrary, public bodies are required to employ 3% of staff with disabilities and report every year on compliance. As of December 2011, my Department exceeded this target with 4% of staff declaring a disability. My Department currently employs 761 whole time equivalent staff.
