Part V of the Disability Act 2005 requires public bodies to report on their compliance regarding the employment of persons with disabilities.
My Department assumed responsibility for Part 5 reporting in 2021 and submits its reports to the National Disability Authority each year in respect of the returns for the public bodies under its aegis.
In 2022 all public bodies under the aegis of the Department of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science were deemed to be compliant under Part 5, as per the report published by the National Disability Authority, nda.ie/uploads/publications/Report-on-Compliance-with-Part-5-for-2022-English.pdf
I understand that the Part 5 report for 2023 could be expected to be published before the end of 2025.
The following public bodies are under the aegis of My Department:
IADT Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology.
TUS Technological University of the Shannon.
SETU South East Technological University.
MTU Munster Technological University.
DKIT Dundalk Institute of technology.
ATU Atlantic Technological University.
TUD Technological University Dublin.
NCAD National College of Art and Design.
Léargas.
QQI Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).
SOLAS.
Skillnet Ireland.
Taighde Eireann (formerly SFI and IRC).
HEA Higher Education Authority.
In support of Government policy to promote increased employment of persons with disabilities, and in the spirit of the legislation, my Department has also collected returns from the following bodies not deemed as public bodies under the aegis of my Department:
GDA Grangegorman Development Agency.
RIA Royal Irish Academy.
DCU Dublin City University.
MIC Mary Immaculate College.
MU Maynooth University.
NUI National University of Ireland.
UG University of Galway.
RIA Royal Irish Academy.
TCD Trinity College Dublin.
UCC University College Cork.
UCD University College Dublin.
UL University of Limerick.
