Written answers
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Department of An Taoiseach
Disability Numbers
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons between 16 and 64 years here recorded as having a physical disability; and the number of those who are currently in employment. [40576/12]
Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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According to the Census 2011 results, there were 333,571 persons aged between 16 and 64 years who indicated that they had either a physical or intellectual disability.
Of these, 105,429 persons stated that they were working for payment or profit in April 2011.
On 1st November 2012, the Central Statistics Office will be publishing “Profile 8 – Our Bill of Health”, which will provide more detailed information in relation to health, disability and carers in Ireland from Census 2011.
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