Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the target for each county council separately regarding employment of persons in the special category with disabilities in each county council; if that target is being achieved in each county council; the total number of employees in that category in each county council currently; the percentage of the total workforce in each county council this represents;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24606/13]

Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the target of his Department and subsidiary offices throughout the country regarding employment of persons in the special category with disabilities and if the target being achieved; the total number of employees in that category currently and the percentage of the total workforce in his Department that it represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24613/13]

Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the target for each town council separately regarding employment of person on the special category with disabilities in each town council and if the target is being achieved in each town council; the total number of employees in each town council currently and the percentage of the total work-force in each town council represented and if he will provide this information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24711/13]

Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total target for each city council separately regrading employment of persons in the special category with disabilities in each city council and if that target is being achieved in each city council and the total number of employees in each city council currently and the percentage of the total workforce in each city council represents; and if he will provide the information in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24754/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 182, 183, 185 and 187 together.

Under the Disability Act 2005, civil and public sector bodies are obliged to meet a target of 3% employment of staff with disabilities, unless there are good reasons for not doing so.  The National Disability Authority (NDA) reports on achievement of this obligation across the public service on a yearly basis.

The total number of employees for my Department, local authorities and agencies under the aegis of my Department, the number of persons with disabilities and the percentage of staff they represent, as of 31 December 2011, is set out in the table. Data for town councils are collected as part of the county council figures. The figures for 2012 are currently being finalised and will be available shortly.