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Disability Act Employment Targets

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 May 2013

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Questions (182, 183, 185, 187)

Tom Fleming

Question:

182. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the target for each county council separately regarding employment of persons with disabilities in the special category in each county council; if that target is being achieved in each county council; the total number of employees in that category in each county council currently; the percentage of the total workforce in each county council this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24606/13]

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Tom Fleming

Question:

183. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the target of his Department and subsidiary offices throughout the country regarding employment of persons with disabilities in the special category; whether the target is being achieved; the total number of employees in that category currently and the percentage of the total workforce in his Department that it represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24613/13]

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Tom Fleming

Question:

185. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the target for each town council separately regarding employment of persons with disabilities in the special category; if the target is being achieved in each town council; the total number of employees in each town council currently and the percentage of the total workforce in each town council that this represents, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24711/13]

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Tom Fleming

Question:

187. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total target for each city council separately regrading employment of persons with disabilities in the special category; if that target is being achieved in each city council; the total number of employees in each city council currently and the percentage of the total workforce in each city council that this represents, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24754/13]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 182, 183, 185 and 187 together.

Under the Disability Act 2005, civil and public sector bodies are obliged to meet a target of 3% employment of staff with disabilities, unless there are good reasons for not doing so.  The National Disability Authority (NDA) reports on achievement of this obligation across the public service on a yearly basis.

The total number of employees for my Department, local authorities and agencies under the aegis of my Department, the number of persons with disabilities and the percentage of staff they represent, as of 31 December 2011, is set out in the table. Data for town councils are collected as part of the county council figures. The figures for 2012 are currently being finalised and will be available shortly.

Department

Total Staff

No of Staff

with Disability

% of Staff

with a disability

Environment, Community and Local Government

810

33

4.1%

Council

Total Staff

No of Staff with Disability

% of Staff with a disability

Carlow County Council

331

8

2.4%

Cavan County Council

441

31

7.0%

Clare County Council

839

41

4.9%

Cork County Council

2,529

79

3.1%

Donegal County Council

1,012

33

3.3%

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

1,140

45

3.9%

Fingal County Council

1,547

61

3.9%

Galway County Council

958

32

3.3%

Kerry County Council

1,385

71

5.1%

Kildare County Council

998

41

4.1%

Kilkenny County Council

576

24

4.2%

Laois County Council

396

12

3.0%

Leitrim County Council

295

14

4.7%

Limerick County Council

716

27

3.8%

Longford County Council

313

13

4.2%

Louth County Council

716

45

6.3%

Mayo County Council

1,265

73

5.8%

Meath County Council

703

27

3.8%

Monaghan County Council

438

20

4.6%

Offaly County Council

444

16

3.6%

Roscommon County Council

487

21

4.3%

Sligo County Council

521

11

2.1%

South Dublin County Council

1,400

45

3.2%

North Tipperary County Council

516

15

2.9%

South Tipperary County Council

685

26

3.8%

Waterford County Council

502

17

3.4%

Westmeath County Council

496

36

7.3%

Wexford County Council

915

46

5.0%

Wicklow County Council

800

24

3.0%

Cork City Council

1,459

57

3.9%

Dublin City Council

6,400

311

4.9%

Galway City Council

465

23

4.9%

Limerick City Council

518

13

2.5%

Waterford City Council

432

27

6.3%

Total

32,638

1,385

4.2%

Agencies

Total Staff

No of Staff with Disability

% of Staff with a disability

An Comhairle Leabharlanna

16

0

0.0%

Irish Water Safety Association

6

0

0.0%

An Bord Pleanala

166

7

4.2%

Environmental Protection Agency

331

15

4.5%

Housing Finance Agency

14

0

0.0%

Local Government Computer Services Board

83

4

4.8%

Local Government Management Services Board

30

5

16.7%

Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

49

1

2.0%

Heritage Council

14

1

7.1%

Dublin Docklands Development Authority

19

0

0.0%

Limerick Regeneration Agencies

6

0

0.0%

PRTB

36

0

0.0%

Housing Sustainable Communities Agency

40

1

2.5%

National Building Agency

52

2

3.9%

BMW Regional Assembly

13

0

0.0%

South East Regional Assembly

23

0

0.0%

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