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Wed 12 Dec 2002Concern at 2% public jobs for those with disabilitiesThe number of people with disabilities employed in the public sector is growing at an "unacceptably slow" rate, the Disabilities Minister has said.Mr Willie O'Dea, speaking at the publication of a resource pack on access to employment and an explanatory booklet for service providers on accommodating disabilities, said he was "extremely disappointed" at the slow rate of increase. "I urge [public service bodies] to re-examine their human resource strategies now," said the Minister.