Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Employment Strategy and Impact on Disabled Persons in the Workplace: Discussion

Dr. Rosalyn Tamming:

We do not have it specifically around Part 5 of the Disability Act in the public sector but, according to the census data for people disabilities, people with intellectual disabilities are the lowest down in terms of employment rates and people with physical disabilities tend to be at the higher end. We have that data breakdown by people with visual impairment, people who are deaf or hearing impaired and different types of disabilities that way. That gives us some information. We are aware that more needs to be done for some people than others to try and increase their employment rates.