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%
|