16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department's new disability unit for 2025-2027. [61464/25]

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34. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department’s new disability unit for 2025-2027. [65858/25]

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The level of unemployment among disabled people in Ireland is among the worst in Europe. I recently met with a number of disabled people in my constituency who have excellent qualifications and skills and who are willing and eager to work but who are stuck in unemployment. There are a number of barriers to employment that need to be removed. We are far behind other European countries in this regard. In 2021, the OECD released a report that made a number of recommendations as to how to tackle this. Those recommendations have still not been implemented. When will they be implemented in full? What is the Government doing to tackle the scandalously high unemployment levels for disabled people in Ireland?

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