Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proportion of employees in his Department or in organisations under its remit registered disabled. [1861/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy may be aware, Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory report on the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector.  This report is compiled by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, from information provided by all public bodies staffed by civil servants, and gives details of the number of people with a disability employed in the Civil Service. This report is submitted to the National Disability Authority (NDA). 

Officials in my Department are currently preparing the 2017 return. The 2016 report indicated that 117 out of 2154 employees, or 5.4%, reported having a disability. This exceeds the current 3% target of employment of persons with disabilities set in the Disability Act 2005.