Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 March 2018
150. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of persons employed in his Department that 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. [14444/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Each year, in accordance with the Disability Act 2005, the Department submits a report highlighting the percentage of staff within the department who have self-declared a disability. This information for all Departments and Offices is collated centrally by the Civil Service HR Policy Division within my Department and forwarded on to the National Disability Authority (NDA) for publication on their website. Statistical information from 2011 to 2015 for all Public Sector bodies can be found on their website at:
http://nda.ie/Publications/Employment/Employment-of-people-with-disabilities-in-the-public-service/
The last submitted report highlighting the percentage of staff within the department who have self-declared a disability for my Department was compiled on the 31st of March 2017 covering the year 2016. This information has not yet been published on the NDA website. However, I have included this in the table.
Disability statistics for the year 2017 are currently being collated.
|
Year |
Department |
Total Employed |
No of employees with disabilities |
% of employees with disabilities |
|
2011 |
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
309 |
20 |
6.5% |
|
2012 |
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform |
369 |
15 |
4.1% |
|
2013 |
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (inclusive of National Shared Services Office and Office of Government Procurement) |
507 |
22 |
4.3% |
|
2014 |
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (inclusive of National Shared Services Office and Office of Government Procurement) |
870 |
30 |
3.4% |
|
2015 |
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (inclusive of National Shared Services Office and Office of Government Procurement) |
1060 |
54 |
5.1% |
|
2016 |
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (inclusive of National Shared Services Office and Office of Government Procurement) |
1189 |
52 |
4.4% |
