Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of persons employed in his Department who have a disability expressed in whole-time equivalent terms and in head count terms; and the way in which the number of persons with disabilities employed compares with national targets. [14443/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will 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. This return indicates that 129 out of 2371 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 and we are actively working to meet a 6% target. My Department does not have data regarding the breakdown in whole time equivalent terms as the data gathered on disability is anonymised to facilitate staff declaring a disability.