Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 March 2018
241. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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. [14434/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity for all staff and supports the “Code of Practice for the Employment of People with Disabilities in the Civil Service”, published by the Department of Finance in 2007. The latest statutory report under the Disability Act 2005 by my Department for end of 2017, reported that 3.1% of staff in head-count terms, and 3.27% in whole-time equivalents, have disclosed a disability. My Department currently meets the 3% target for the employment of people with disabilities as set by the 2005 Disability Act.
