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60 Mr. E. Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the total proportion of people with disabilities currently employed in the Civil Service; the proportion employed at different grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4383/95]
79 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for Finance if the 3 per cent quota guideline for disabled persons in the Civil Service has been reached; if so, when it was reached; and if not, if any target date has been set for its full implementation.[4665/95]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 79 together.
As of October 1994, the most recent date for which data is available, the proportion of people with disabilities employed in the Civil Service was 3 per cent. Information regarding the grades in which people with disabilities are serving is not held centrally. Even if it were, I would be reluctant to publish details by grade in view of the extreme sensitivity of the data, particularly as, in the case of grades with a small number of staff, the information could result in the personal identification of staff with a disability.
