Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
Question:104. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Taoiseach the proportion of employees in his Department or in organisations under its remit registered disabled. [1864/18]
View answerTuesday, 16 January 2018
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As at 31 December 2016, 4.08% of the staff of my Department and 5.5% of the staff of the NESDO voluntarily and confidentially disclosed a disability. This exceeds the minimum requirement of 3% for public sector organisations set down in the Disability Act, 2005.
Returns for 2017 on the proportion of employees in my Department and in organisations under its remit who disclose a disability are required under the Disability Act to be reported to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform by 31 March and to the National Disability Authority (NDA) by 30 June this year.
Recruitment to my Department is, in the main, undertaken through the Public Appointments Service.
My Department is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. Staff are recruited on the basis that they meet the requirements of the positions they are to fill. In addition to complying with the provisions of the Disability Act, 2005, we follow the guidelines set out in the Commission for Public Service Appointments' codes of practice for appointments to positions in the Civil Service and Public Service.