Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 November 2017
498. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure on the reasonable accommodation fund in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50909/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe reasonable accommodation fund for the employment of people with disabilities assists employers in the private sector to take appropriate measures to enable a person with a disability to have access to employment by providing a range of grants.
These grants and supports include:
- the workplace equipment and adaptation grant,
- the personal reader grant,
- the job interview interpreter grant, and
- the employee retention grant.
The reasonable accommodation fund is a demand led scheme in that expenditure is incurred in response to applications received. The actual expenditure on this fund is set out in the table below.
|
Year |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017* |
|
Workplace equipment and adaptation grant |
€61,776 |
€58,108 |
€54,041 |
€47,402 |
|
Personal reader grant |
€14,499 |
€11,866 |
€16,537 |
€29,474 |
|
Job interview interpreter grant |
€1,589 |
€3,950 |
€7,244 |
€5,349 |
|
Employee retention grant |
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
€0 |
|
Total |
€77,864 |
€73,925 |
€77,822 |
€82,225 |
* Expenditure to 24 November 2017
I hope this clarifies the issue for the Deputy.
