Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has produced a new statement of strategy since May 2016; and if so, the measures in it to support persons with disabilities. [33633/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In line with the requirements of the Public Service Management Act, 1997 the Department has drafted a new Statement of Strategy (SOS) for the three year period 2016 – 2019, which will issue shortly. One of the objectives of this SOS is to “Continue to develop a highly skilled, diverse and gender balanced work force” with implementation of the Department’s HR Strategy listed as a KPI for the achievement of this objective. The Department’s HR Strategy lists the putting in place of Disability Awareness Policy/Guidelines as a policy priority over its lifetime of this Strategy.