Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which her Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; and when in each case this target will be met or surpassed. [16107/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department currently exceeds the 3% national employment target of people with a disability set out in the Disability Act 2005. The following table sets out the number of staff with a disability employed in my department since the introduction of monitoring by the National Disability Authority under the Disability Act 2005. This information is based on self disclosure questionnaire/census forms completed by staff members in the relevant years.