Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 April 2009
171 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which her Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; and when in each case this target will be met or surpassed. [16107/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department currently exceeds the 3% national employment target of people with a disability set out in the Disability Act 2005. The following table sets out the number of staff with a disability employed in my department since the introduction of monitoring by the National Disability Authority under the Disability Act 2005. This information is based on self disclosure questionnaire/census forms completed by staff members in the relevant years.
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Date data collected |
Number of staff with a disability |
Percentage of staff with a disability |
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% |
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31 March 2007 |
112 |
2.33 |
|
31 December 2007 |
235 |
4.80 |
|
31 December 2008 |
231 |
4.60 |
