Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022
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Amendment of Disability Act 2005 | ||
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101. The Disability Act 2005 is amended— | ||
(a) in section 46(3), by the substitution of “members, within the meaning of section 3 (1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 , of the Garda Síochána” for “the Garda Síochána”, and | ||
(b) in section 47, by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4): | ||
“(4) If no compliance targets stand prescribed under subsection (3) in relation to a public body, the body shall ensure, unless there is good reason to the contrary, that— | ||
(a) for the period from the date of commencement of section 101(b) of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022 up to and including 31 December 2023, not less than 3 per cent of the persons employed by it are persons with disabilities, | ||
(b) for the period from 1 January 2024 up to and including 31 December 2024, not less than 4.5 per cent of the persons employed by it are persons with disabilities, and | ||
(c) on and from 1 January 2025, not less than 6 per cent of the persons employed by it are persons with disabilities.”. |