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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 July 2024

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Wednesday, 10 July 2024

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Pauline Tully

Question:

178. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and percentage of people with disabilities employed across her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department in each of the years 2020 and 2023; the number and percentage of people with disabilities employed across her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department in the corresponding timeframe that had full-time contracts; and the number and percentage of people with disabilities employed in her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 who had part-time contracts, in tabular form. [31054/24]

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Minister for Social Protection

Please see below (in tabular format) the number and percentage of people with disabilities employed across DSP including bodies under the aegis of the Department in each of the years 2020 to 2023.

All staff were employed on a full-time basis.

	-	2023	-
Public Body	Total number of employees	Number of employees reporting a disability	% of employees reporting a disability
Department of Social Protection	7016	435	6.20%
Citizens Information Board	85	6	7.05%
The Pensions Authority	84	7	8.33%
-	-	2022	-
Public Body	Total number of employees	Number of employees reporting a disability	% of employees reporting a disability
Department of Social Protection	6860	367	5.34%
Citizens Information Board	85	8	9.41%
The Pensions Authority	94	8	8.51%
-	-	2021	-
Public Body	Total number of employees	Number of employees reporting a disability	% of employees reporting a disability
Department of Social Protection	6719	440	6.54%
Citizens Information Board	88	9	10.22%
The Pensions Authority	96	8	8.33%
		2020
Public Body	Total number of employees	Number of employees reporting a disability	% of employees reporting a disability
Department of Social Protection	6715	386	5.74%
Citizens Information Board	95	11	11.57%
The Pensions Authority	86	8	9.30%

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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