Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of disabled persons employed by the Office of Public Works, as compared with the requirement of 3% disabled staff to be employed by State bodies; the reason for this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45073/08]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) is staffed by both Civil Servants and Non-Established State Industrial Employees.

The OPW conducted a census of its Civil Servant employees in early 2008 for the year ending 2007 seeking voluntary disclosure of disabilities in accordance with the definition provided in the Disability Act, 2005. There is no statutory obligation on an employee to declare that they have a disability. The census was conducted for the purpose of reporting on the 3% compliance target for the employment of persons with disabilities under the Disability Act, 2005. The returns received indicated that a total of 25 people had self-declared a disability representing 3.4% of the total number of Civil Servants employed in OPW.

The census did not extend to the Non-Established State Industrial Employees. Accordingly, there are currently no up to date figures available for the number of non-established state industrial employees who have a disability.