Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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504. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has produced a new statement of strategy since May 2016; and if so, the measures in it to support persons with disabilities. [33632/16]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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My Department is currently finalising its Statement of Strategy 2016–2019 and I expect that a final draft will be submitted shortly to Government for information. The Statement of Strategy will then be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, in accordance with Section 5(2) of the PSMA, 1997 and will be published thereafter.

My Department does not have a direct role on the formulation of policy on the provision of employment or other supports for people with disabilities. Its mission is to encourage the creation of high quality and sustainable full employment by championing enterprise across government, supporting a competitive enterprise base, and promoting fair and competitive markets.

In pursuing these objectives, DJEI provides a range of supports which are delivered through the Department and its Agencies and are available to all persons, including people with disabilities, who satisfy the general criteria for the programmes or schemes in question.

In our Statement of Strategy 2016 – 2019 my Department, in line with our obligations under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act, 2014, affirms our commitment to proofing our policies, procedures and services across our business areas to ensure we comply with our requirements in the area of human rights and equality.