Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion
Mr. Paul Skinnader:
I would like to answer another question that was asked. It comes back to the WorkAbility programme. It is only for people with disabilities. It is not a wider programme in which they are a percentage. It is solely for people with disabilities. There is a target of 13,000. I did say there was more than €30 million. The figure is actually €45 million. It is a large initiative. As was said earlier, it is a follow-on from a previous ability programme.
Deputy Ellis mentioned the Dormant Account Fund. It also takes into account some of the lessons from this programme. There is a five-year stretch in terms of looking at the implementation. It is specifically only for people with disabilities.