Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1461. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proportion of employees in his Department or in organisations under its remit registered as disabled. [1865/18]
View answerThe Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport is subject to specific legal obligations under the Disability Act 2005. Part 5 of the Act sets out a requirement for public service bodies to meet a target of 3% of employees with disabilities each year.
The National Disability Authority (NDA) reports on compliance with this 3% target. In the last report submitted by my Department to the NDA in March 2017, the total number of employees with a disclosed disability as at 31st December 2016 was 21. This represented 4.32% of the total workforce. Staff in the Department provide this information on a voluntary disclosure basis and do not provide details as to whether or not they are registered disabled with the relevant representative disability organisation/agency.
In regard to organisations under the remit of my Department, the information requested by the Deputy is a matter for the Agencies themselves, however I have forwarded the Deputy’s question to them for their direct response. If the Deputy does not receive a reply within 10 working days please contact my private office.
