Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 January 2021
539. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the absolute and relative number of persons with disabilities employed by her Department in each of the years 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020; if these persons are in full-time or part-time roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4534/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraIncluded in the table below are the absolute and relative numbers of those who have disclosed a disability in the Department of Social Protection from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020. The Department cannot report on the number of these individuals who are in part-time or full-time work as the censuses conducted yearly to ascertain these figures are anonymous.
|
Year |
Total Staff |
Staff with Disclosed Disability |
Percentage of Total |
|
2015 |
6878 |
339 |
4.9 |
|
2016 |
6823 |
348 |
5.1 |
|
2017 |
6728 |
339 |
5.0 |
|
2018 |
6725 |
351 |
5.2 |
|
2019 |
6642 |
462 |
6.9 |
|
2020 |
6715 |
386 |
5.7 |
