Ivor Callely
Ceist:33 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the progress, if any, that has been made to improve the low intake of people with a disability into the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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33 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the progress, if any, that has been made to improve the low intake of people with a disability into the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I would not agree with the Deputy that there is low intake of people with a disability into the Civil Service. As the Deputy is aware, it is Government policy to recruit people with disabilities into the Civil Service and arrangements for doing so have been in place for many years. I am happy to say that the target quota of 3 per cent for the employment of people with disabilities was reached in the Civil Service last year. The Code of Practice for the Employment of People with Disabilities in the Civil Service, which issued recently, calls on all Government Departments to continue to play their full part in employing people with disabilities.