Context 5 The Next Steps 11 Summary of main disability & mental health provisions in the programme for government Programme for a Partnership ‘A Government’ 14 Overview People with disabilities are the largest minority group in Ireland and the only group that any one of us can become a member of at any time. The most recently available census figures (2011) record that 600,000 people in Ireland have a disability, equivalent to 13% of the national population. At least 1 in 10 adults of working age have a disability (15-64 years). Disability is age-related and increases
Context 5 The Next Steps 11 Summary of main disability & mental health provisions in the programme for government ‘A Programme for a Partnership Government’ 14 Overview People with disabilities are the largest minority group in Ireland and the only group that any one of us can become a member of at any time. The most recently available census figures (2011) record that 600,000 people in Ireland have a disability, equivalent to 13% of the national population. At least 1 in 10 adults of working age have a disability (15-64 years). Disability is age-related and increases