Written answers

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Disability Issues

Photo of Erin McGreehanErin McGreehan (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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405. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which employment and income-support policies will be aligned with Pillar Two (Employment), including measurable targets for workforce participation, employer engagement, and reduction in disability-related poverty under the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People. [62874/25]

Photo of Peter BurkePeter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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My Department's responsibility under Pillar Two of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People centres on employer engagement. It is a priority for my Department is to establish a ministerial-led forum that will provide a platform for a more structured engagement with employers on disability and to raise awareness of the various supports that are available to employers in this regard.

Income supports in relation to the employment of disabled people are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Social Protection.

The First Programme Plan of Actions 2025 -2026 is currently being developed. It will set out how the key priority actions under each commitment will be delivered on, by whom, the timeframe for delivery, and relevant Key Performance Indicators. Reporting or updating on Programme Plans will be carried out every six months.

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