Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the 3% disability employment quota still pertains in the public service; the extent to which it has been taken up in the various local authorities; the steps that he proposes to take to ensure its enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40085/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Policy, set at 3% for the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector, remains as prescribed in Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 . Part 5 also provides the framework for monitoring the employment target in all public bodies by the establishment of committees under the aegis of relevant Ministers of the Government.

The Department of Finance is responsible for monitoring the target in relation to all Government Departments and public bodies whose staff are civil servants. In the case of other public bodies the target is monitored by the parent Department. The NDA has an overall monitoring and reporting role under the Act.

The employment of persons in the Local Authorities with disabilities was 3.6% in 2007.