Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of persons employed in his Department that have a disability, expressed in wholetime equivalent terms and in head count terms; and the way in which the number of persons with disabilities employed compares with national targets. [14431/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The percentages of persons in my Department with a disability are as follows:

- Full Time FTE percentage = 4.28%

- Headcount Percentage = 4.08%

Under Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 (Section 47(4)), a public body shall ensure, unless there is good reason to the contrary for not doing so, that not less than 3% of the persons employed by it are persons with disabilities. In that regard I am pleased to state my Department has consistently exceeded the 3% target since 2008.