Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 December 2007
120 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if all semi-State bodies under the aegis of his Department have met and are maintaining the 3% employment quota of people with disabilities as per the provisions of the Disability Act 2005; the percentage of people with disabilities employed in each semi-State body respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35566/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraEmployment and recruitment of staff is a day-to-day operational matter for the agencies as is fulfilling their obligations under the Disability Act 2005 I have no direct function in these matters. However, the Department's Disability Act Sectoral Plan 2005 requires Agencies under the remit of the Department to report on the levels of employment of persons with disabilities.
The independent Monitoring Committee established, under section 48 of the Act, to oversee the implementation of the sectoral plan reported to me in July 2007 and I attach for the information of the Deputy, an extract from that report. The extract consists of a table outlining the position with regard to the 3% employment target for the employment of persons with a disability under the Act.
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Name of public body |
An Post |
Com Reg |
RTE |
BCI |
ESB |
EirGrid |
Bord Gais Eireann |
Bord Na Mona |
CER |
NORA |
SEI |
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Type of body |
(Government department — G; Local authority — LA; Commercial — C; Non-commercial — NC) |
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C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
NC |
C |
C |
NC |
NC |
C |
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1 |
Data for monitoring target |
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1.1 |
Total employees |
9,451 |
115 |
2,283 |
40 |
7,599 |
169 |
817 |
1,261 |
62 |
4 |
42 |
|
1.2 |
No of employees with a disability |
180 |
5 |
83 |
2 |
461 |
8 |
26 |
31 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
1.3 |
Percentage of employees with a disability |
1.90% |
4.35% |
3.64% |
5.00% |
6.07% |
4.73% |
3.18% |
2.46% |
4.84% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
Name of public body |
Central Fisheries Board |
Western Regional Fisheries Board |
South Western Regional Fisheries Board |
Eastern Regional Fisheries Board |
Shannon Regional Fisheries Board |
North Western Regional Fisheries Board |
Northern Regional Fisheries Board |
Southern Regional Fisheries Board |
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Type of body |
(Government department — G; Local authority — LA; Commercial — C; Non-commercial — NC) |
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NC |
NC |
NC |
NC |
NC |
NC |
NC |
NC |
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|
1 |
Data for monitoring target |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.1 |
Total employees |
57 |
55 |
43 |
50 |
51 |
46 |
58 |
34 |
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1.2 |
No of employees with a disability |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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1.3 |
Percentage of employees with a disability |
1.75% |
1.82% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2.17% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
