Barry Heneghan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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2564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20202/25]

James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities for 2015 – 2024, commits the Government to progressively increasing the statutory target for the employment of people with disabilities from 3% to a minimum of 6% in the public sector by 2024.

As the Deputy will be aware the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS) was established in July 2020. The table below outlines the percentage of people with disabilities employed by my department since it has been established up to and including 2022.