Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 March 2018
255. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the percentage of persons employed in her Department who have a disability expressed in whole-time equivalent terms and in head count terms; and the way in which the number of persons with disabilities employed compares with national targets. [14433/18]
View answerPart 5 of the Disability Act 2005 sets out the legal obligations of public service bodies to meet a target of 3% of employees with disabilities. Under the Act, the National Disability Authority (NDA) has the statutory role to report, on an annual basis, on compliance with the 3% target.
My Department reported a total of 6.32% of staff based on Headcount (6.72% of staff based on whole time equivalents) who had declared a disability as at the 31st December 2016.
Data in relation to end 2017 is currently being compiled.
