35566 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Disability Issues

Written Question

Published date: 06 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	35566 (2025)
Question asked:	20 Jul 2025
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Disability Issues
Minister replying:	Hon Louise Upston
Answer received:	30 Jul 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_35566_2025
Document guid:	c911379e-1a5e-417c-80a1-1ed0c371c04b

35566 (2025). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Disability Issues: How many vacancies, if any, were advertised by the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, from January to June 2025, and how many total applicants, if any, were received for those vacancies?

Hon Louise Upston: I am advised that the Ministry for Disabled People – Whaikaha, advertised 37 vacancies from January to June 2025 and received a total of 964 applications for these vacancies. For the Ministry of Social Development, I refer the member to written reply 35520 (2025).