Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 March 2018
123. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of persons employed in his Department who have a disability, expressed in whole-time equivalent terms and in head count terms; and the way in which the number of persons with disabilities employed compares with national targets. [14440/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs of 31 December 2016, 3.64% of staff in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade had a declared disability in accordance with the definition in the Disability Act 2005. The 2016 figure is the most recently available and was submitted to the National Disability Authority (NDA) for inclusion in their Annual Report 2017. Figures for 2017 are expected to be available in the second quarter of this year.
Under the Disability Act 2005, public service bodies have a duty to meet a target of 3% of employees with disabilities.
