Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
170. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proportion of employees in his Department or in organisations under its remit who are registered as disabled. [1858/18]
View answerAs of 31 December 2016, 3.64% of staff in the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade had a declared disability in accordance with the definition in the Disability Act 2005. The 2016 figure is the most recently available and was submitted to the National Disability Authority (NDA) for inclusion in their Annual Report 2017. Figures for 2017 are expected to be available in the second quarter of this year.
