Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy makes a fair point. As we stand at the moment, Intreo engages with prospective employees and employers, and the employability services throughout the country do so as well. There is a job of communication there and that will be looked at as part of the review. As I mentioned, the wage subsidy scheme will also be reviewed. I am saying this for the purpose of raising awareness. This scheme provides financial incentives for the private sector to employ people with disabilities as well. Regarding the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities, the design of the new action plan underpinning delivery is being led by my colleagues in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The Department has actively fed into the design of that new action plan and there are a range of actions and associated timelines in that. The Minister, Deputy Humphreys, already mentioned the straw-man proposal, which is another project we have in train to improve the situation.

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