James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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754. To ask the Minister for Health the quotas that have been given to State agencies in relation to the number of persons with disabilities that they must employ; and if these quotas are being met. [39129/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Disability Act 2005, there is an obligation on public bodies to have a minimum of 3% of their workforce be someone with a disability. This is set to increase to 6% by the end of 2024. Each year, public bodies are required to report their progress in this regard.

As of the 2021 report submitted by my Department to the National Disability Authority, 87% of the public bodies under the aegis of my Department have met and exceeded the minimum 3% target. My Department continues to work with the other bodies to increase the numbers of people that they employ with a disability. It is vitally important that people with a disability have supports offered to them to access employment.