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asked the Minister for Labour the proportion of the work force in each Government Department, semi-State body and county council and corporation that are drawn from the partially-disabled labour force; and when the full 3 per cent complement will be reached if it has not already been reached.
249.
(Donegal South-West) asked the Minister for Labour if he will state in regard to the Government's commitment to the 3 per cent quota for the employment of the disabled in the public sector the number of disabled in the public sector; the number of disabled persons employed in (a) the civil service; (b) local authorities; (c) health boards; and (d) each semi-State body; and the number as a percentage of the work force in each case.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 and 249 together.
The latest information available on employment of disabled persons in the public sector is set out in the attached tables which I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to have circulated with the Official Report.
When it was first decided to introduce the 3 per cent quota, a period of five years was envisaged as necessary to achieve the target set. Implementation of the programme began in mid-1980. My Department's aim is to achieve the target in a shorter period than five years where possible.
1. Government Departments*
|
Department |
Disabled Persons Recruited |
Persons becoming Disabled after Recruitment |
Total Staff Employed (approx.) |
|
Houses of the Oireachtas |
— |
— |
200 |
|
Finance |
6 |
1 |
500 |
|
Labour |
13 |
— |
900 |
|
Gaeltacht |
— |
— |
100 |
|
Taoiseach |
1 |
3 |
200 |
|
Public Service |
3 |
3 |
500 |
|
Justice |
13 |
1 |
2,400† |
|
Comptroller and Auditor General |
— |
— |
100 |
|
President's Establishment |
— |
— |
10 |
|
Civil Service Commission |
6 |
1 |
200 |
|
Defence |
20 |
5 |
700 + 2,100 civilians attached to the Defence Forces‡ |
|
Revenue |
28 |
5 |
7.200 |
|
Fisheries & Forestry |
7 |
— |
1,300 + 3,000 industrial employees |
|
Health |
7 |
— |
400 |
|
Industry & Energy |
5 |
2 |
|
|
Transport |
3 |
11 |
2,300 |
|
Trade, Commerce & Tourism |
4 |
— |
|
|
Education |
8 |
3 |
1,300 |
|
Environment |
20 |
14 |
1,100 |
|
Foreign Affairs |
4 |
10 |
700 |
|
Social Welfare |
21 |
47 |
3,200 |
|
Posts & Telegraphs |
120 |
58 |
28,000 |
|
Agriculture |
12 |
69 |
5,100 |
|
Office of Public Works |
21 |
8 |
1,100 + 3,000 industrial employees |
|
Stationery Office |
4 |
— |
200 |
|
State Laboratory |
2 |
3 |
100 |
|
Valuation Office |
2 |
8 |
600 |
|
Central Statistics Office |
6 |
— |
600 |
|
Total |
322 |
238 |
59,010 + 6,000 industrial employees + 2,100 civilians in the Defence Forces |
* The information contained in Tables 1-5 is the most recent available but has been supplied at different times during the last year.
† Excluding Gardaí and Prison Officers.
‡ Excluding Defence Forces.
2. Health Boards
|
Disabled Persons Recruited |
Persons becoming Disabled after Recruitment |
Total Staff Employed (approx.) |
|
|
South Eastern |
14 |
2 |
4,990 |
|
North Eastern |
4 |
1 |
2,800 |
|
Western |
20 |
27 |
6,060 |
|
North Western |
32 |
6 |
3,690 |
|
Southern |
44 |
55 |
7,990 |
|
Midlands |
23 |
1 |
3,400 |
|
Eastern |
18 |
90 |
6,760 |
|
Mid Western |
8 |
7 |
3,950 |
|
Total |
163 |
189 |
39,640 |
3. Local Authorities which have disabled persons in employment
|
County Councils |
Disabled Persons Recruited |
Persons becoming Disabled after Recruitment |
Total Staff Employed (approx.) |
|
Clare |
3 |
— |
830 |
|
Cork |
49 |
49 |
2,600 |
|
Donegal |
5 |
— |
990 |
|
Galway |
— |
2 |
1,150 |
|
Kerry |
5 |
2 |
980 |
|
Kildare |
2 |
1 |
890 |
|
Kilkenny |
2 |
— |
600 |
|
Limerick |
3 |
— |
870 |
|
Louth |
2 |
— |
300 |
|
Meath |
2 |
— |
660 |
|
Monaghan |
2 |
— |
430 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
— |
400 |
|
Tipperary (North) |
1 |
— |
620 |
|
Tipperary (South) |
6 |
— |
570 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
2 |
580 |
|
Wexford |
1 |
— |
690 |
|
(ii) Corporations |
|||
|
Dublin |
26 |
40 |
7,920 |
|
Limerick |
6 |
— |
710 |
|
Sligo |
1 |
1 |
90 |
|
Total |
118 |
97 |
21,880 |
4. Main semi-State Bodies
|
Disabled Persons Recruited |
Persons becoming Disabled after Recruitment |
Total Staff employed (approx.) |
|
|
Bord na gCapall |
— |
— |
40 |
|
An Bord Rásaíochta |
— |
2 |
60 |
|
Coras Beostoic agus Feola Teo |
— |
— |
30 |
|
Dublin District Milk Board |
1 |
3 |
140 |
|
The Irish National Stud Co. Ltd. |
— |
— |
60 |
|
Cómhlucht Siúcre Éireann |
16 |
31 |
3,060 |
|
Bord na gCon |
— |
— |
50 |
|
Pigs and Bacon Commission |
— |
— |
20 |
|
ACOT |
2 |
1 |
1,180 |
|
An Foras Talúntais |
5 |
— |
1,160 |
|
AnCO |
18 |
6 |
1,820 |
|
CERT |
1 |
— |
50 |
|
Higher Education Authority |
— |
— |
30 |
|
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies |
1 |
— |
80 |
|
Bord Iascaigh Mhara |
— |
— |
130 |
|
Central Fisheries Board |
— |
— |
170 |
|
Bord na Gaeilge |
— |
— |
25 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
— |
2 |
160 |
|
Board for Employment of the Blind |
50 |
— |
70 |
|
The Blood Transfusion Service Board |
3 |
— |
300 |
|
Hospital Joint Services Board |
5 |
5 |
300 |
|
Medico-Social Research Board |
— |
1 |
45 |
|
N.R.B. |
7 |
1 |
190 |
|
V.H.I. |
7 |
2 |
270 |
|
Ceimicí Teoranta |
— |
6 |
140 |
|
Córas Tráchtála |
1 |
4 |
210 |
|
Industrial Development Authority |
5 |
7 |
710 |
|
Institute for Ind. Research and Standards |
12 |
10 |
650 |
|
Irish Steel Ltd. |
4 |
7 |
530 |
|
Kilkenny Design Workshop |
1 |
— |
130 |
|
Nítrigin Éireann Teo. |
4 |
13 |
1,140 |
|
Shannon Free Airport Development Co. Ltd. |
1 |
3 |
230 |
|
Bord Fáilte |
9 |
1 |
260 |
|
Min Fhéir Teo. |
— |
— |
30 |
|
An Foras Forbartha |
— |
— |
230 |
|
National Building Agency Ltd. |
— |
— |
70 |
|
Local Government Staff Negotiation Board |
— |
— |
20 |
|
Local Government Computer Service Board |
— |
— |
70 |
|
R.T.E. |
15 |
47 |
2,300 |
|
The Arts Council |
— |
— |
20 |
|
National Board for Science and Technology |
1 |
— |
100 |
|
Aer Rianta |
— |
26 |
1,970 |
|
Dublin Port & Docks Board |
6 |
17 |
800 |
|
Irish Shipping Ltd. |
2 |
1 |
970 |
|
Aviation Technical Operation Service |
— |
— |
140 |
|
Aer Lingus |
5 |
80 |
5,770 |
|
B & I Line |
6 |
31 |
1,620 |
|
Córas Iompair Éireann |
25 |
425 |
16,360 |
|
Air Traffic Service |
— |
4 |
270 |
|
Meteorological Service |
1 |
3 |
330 |
|
Agricultural Credit Corporation |
8 |
4 |
640 + (50 temporary) |
|
The Industrial Credit Co. Ltd. |
Not Available |
||
|
Central Bank |
16 |
— |
750 |
|
Bord na Móna |
30 |
110 |
5,430 |
|
Electricity Supply Board |
14 |
413 |
12,420 |
|
Bord Gais |
— |
— |
Part time 40Full time 80 |
|
Irish Life Ltd. |
Not Available |
||
|
Total |
283 |
1,226 |
63,990 |
5. Vocational Education Committees
|
Disabled Persons Recruited |
Persons becoming Disabled after Recruitment |
Total Staff employed |
|
16 |
25 |
7,400 |
NOTE: The quota system for public sector bodies provides for possible exclusions from the calculations of particular employments where disabled persons could not reasonably be expected to perform the work involved. Such exclusions have not yet been settled as concentration has been on increasing recruitment of disabled persons. Any exclusions will have to be decided before final quotas for individual agencies are determined.
