Politics
OECD: Use €22 billion state spend to provide more jobs for people with disabilities
Just 36 per cent of people with disabilities in Ireland are employed, which is half the employment rate for people without disabilities.
The state should get more people with disabilities into work using its €22 billion annual spend on goods and services, according to a new government-commissioned report.
Just 36 per cent of people with disabilities in Ireland are employed, which is half the employment rate for people without disabilities.
This is despite the fact that almost two-thirds of those receiving a disability payment in Ireland say they are able to work.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...
