asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will give a breakdown of the numbers in receipt of disability benefit for more than one year who are (a) men and (b) single women and (c) married women; and if he will give the percentage this represents of the total of each category in the workforce.

The information requested is in the form of a statistical table which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.

Persons on Disability for more than one year as a percentage of those at work.

* December 1986.

Sources:

CSO Labour Force Survey, 1986.

Department of Social Welfare Statistical Report, 1986.

A breakdown of duration by marital status is not available.